Scripture:

Psalm 42:1-2

As the deer pants for the water brooks,

So pants my soul for You, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When shall I come and appear before God?

With All That is Within Me

What you think vs Reality:

You probably picture these peaceful waters with a deer drinking from them.  But in reality, deer don't pant; well, they don't pant for no reason.   If you see a deer panting it is because it has been running for its life, it has exhausted all its physical energy, exhausted its water, and is desperate to replenish itself.   This is the picture the psalmist is painting:   I run to the LORD with ALL that is within me, I put all of me in the pursuit, I am running from the things of the world toward God, to the place I know I will be replenished, the place that real life exists, in Him, with Him, I know I will find peace, and rest for my soul, he is saying I thirst for His presence, and I don't waste a second, I run, with all that is within me to get there.

Why?

• Because He has everything I need.
• Because He sustains my life.
• Because He is the source of everything good.
• Because He has the peace I need.
• Because He saves me.

To pursue the LORD with all that is within you, to find your reset in Him, your purpose in Him, your life in Him.

Lord, I pray that we would seek you with all that is within us, that our lives and our hearts would be fully given over to you, all the days of our lives, all that is within us, that like the deer, we would run to you, to your place of refreshing, replenishing, that we would find rest, most importantly we would find you, in Jesus' name, Amen!