“I thirst for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 NIV
To seek after God means to pursue God alone to fill the void in your life. David had to flee from the throne. He left his possessions and his wives behind. His own son whom he loved was trying to kill him. In all of this, David wasn’t seeking any of those things to fill the void in his life. He wasn’t praying, “O God, give me my wives back. Give me my palace back. Give me my kingdom back.” But rather, he prayed, “I shall seek You”; “my soul thirsts for You”; “my flesh yearns for You”; “Your love is better than life.” What amazing statements! The fact is, it’s easy to fill our lives with things other than God. They may be good things, but they are not God, and God alone can satisfy our souls. For example, many people fill their lives with family and friends. On Sunday, they usually give God an hour, but He isn’t the centre of their lives; people are. People are good and human relationships are a blessing from God. But we should not try to fill the void in our lives with people, but with God. Others try to fill their lives with possessions or with a successful and satisfying career. Again, those things have their place, but they are not meant to satisfy our souls. God alone can do that. To seek Him means to pursue Him alone to fill that God-shaped void in our lives. Seeking after God means to have an intimate personal relationship with Him. May we always desire more of Him and pursue Him alone to fill the void in our lives.
PRAYER THOUGHT
We will seek You alone, Lord, to fill the void in our lives.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Seeking after You, Lord, means to have an intimate personal relationship with You. May we always desire more of You and pursue You alone to fill the void in our lives. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
Luke 23:32-43
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