I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for Your commandments. Psalm 119:131 NASB Panted – Decades ago I started writing Today’s Word. At times it seems like yesterday. I’ve just scratched the surface of the text. After a few years of writing, I thought I needed a business card. The one I created was a…
O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1 NASB Thirsts– The Hebrew word ṣāmēʾ doesn’t take much scholarly explanation. We all know what it means. Water is life and when you don’t have it…
“He changes a wilderness into a pool of water, and a dry land into springs of water;” Psalm 107:35 NASB Dry land– The answer to a thirsty soul is the action of God. He changes things. I don’t go into His desert and dig a well for myself. In His desert, I cannot survive without His response to…
“My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You. In a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 NASB Dry land– The Hebrew word ʾereṣ ṣāyôn describes a parched wilderness. That’s exactly the kind of place where David composed this psalm. As he reflected on that arid land, he realized that it was…
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Matthew 5:6 ESV Hunger and thirst – Are we starving for God? It’s not an easy question to answer. We are inclined to say “Yes” as soon as we hear the question but maybe we need a deeper look into ourselves…
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God? Psalm 42:2 Thirsts – It’s dry today. The heat of the noonday sun bakes the earth that made me. The ‘adamah that bore me is cracked, parched and turning to dust. I hear David’s lament deep within my…
