“The Source of Spiritual Life”

 “The Source of Spiritual Life”

 

As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for You, O God.  I thirst for God, the LIVING God.  When can I go and stand before Him?   Psalm 42:1-2

 

For most TRUE BELIEVERS, this feeling of LONGING to be with the ALMIGHTY GOD is NORMAL.  It’s normal because they are a PART of GOD’S FAMILY.  Whenever a family member has to be separated from their family, they LONG to be with their FAMILY once again.  And they have a LONGING to be REUNITED AGAIN, just like the deer does for water. This LONGING is prompted by a DEEP LOVE that they have for EACH OTHER.

So, it is with the PSALMIST, who penned this, Psalm.  Their LOVE for God, their Heavenly Father, is a DEEP, ABIDING LOVE, and they are SO LONGING to be with their CREATOR.  The One who gives them PEACE in the midst of the RAGING STORMS of LIFE.  Alone in His Presence, they can have PEACE and TRANQUILLITY, along with feeling His DEEP ABIDING LOVE, and being able to TRUST the TRUTH of His Holy Word.  Listening to that SMALL, STILL VOICE that gives them HOPE and FORTIFIES their FAITH. 

This kind of a RELATIONSHIP with God is AVAILABLE for the TRUE BELIEVER, who is LONGING to be in the PRESENCE of the ALMIGHTY GOD.  To be able to WORSHIP Him, and to spend time with Him, seeking UNDERSTANDING and WISDOM of His WORD, in order to APPLY it to their SPIRITUAL LIFE, because GOD is the SOURCE of SPIRITUAL LIFE. 

The BEST WAY to FILL that LONGING is to SPEND TIME with Him EVERY DAY, in a QUIET PLACE, with NO distractions.  And you will find that it will be the BEST PART of your DAY.  Because we are a GODLY PEOPLE living in an UNGODLY WORLD, we NEED the GUIDANCE of the SOURCE of SPIRITUAL LIFE. 

If you aren’t LONGING to be with GOD, you might NEED to check your RELATIONSHIP STATUS, it may be LACKING SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE.  You could also check your SPIRITUAL STRENGTH and make SURE it is NOT getting WEAK. If you have NO RELATIONSHIP with the ALMIGHTY GOD, you NEED to DEFINITELY seek one with ALL your HEART.  When you do, it will also CHANGE your ETERNAL DESTINY, from an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO way to ESCAPE, once you are there, to an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.

This is what you MUST DO:  You MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, God’s ONLY SON, who GAVE His LIFE to SAVE your SOUL from HELL. And you MUST BELIEVE that JESUS DIED for YOU and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask HIM for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and ALLOW HIM to be YOUR SOURCE of a SPIRITUAL LIFE.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!