Proclamation:
“As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for You, my God. My
soul thirsts for God, for The Living God.
When can I go meet with God?”
Psalm 42:1-2 (NIV)
Explanation:
This psalm was written under the influence
of The Holy Spirit of God by an unknown human author (probably King David) for
the sons of Korah to sing. The psalmist
states that he thirsts for The Lord God like a deer thirsts for water. He states that he thirsts so that it hurts
and brings him to tears. (Psalm 42:3) He
is depressed, disturbed, and overwhelmed by his situation so he pours out his
agony and grief. (Psalm 42:5-7) Even
though he feels that he has been forgotten, (Psalm 42:9) he knows that the
loving-kindness of The Lord God will eventually help him and for this reason he
will praise Him. (Psalm 42:11)
Application:
Those who hunger and thirst after
righteousness will be filled. (Matthew 5:6)
Those who honestly desire and seek The Lord God will find Him.
(Deuteronomy 4:29, Jeremiah 29:13, Matthew 7:7-8, and Luke 11:9-10) The storms of life can knock us down and when
we are down it is easy to get depressed.
However, we just need to look back over our lives and remember the times
when He brought us through. He is always
with us. When we look back and see the
two sets of footprints in the sand that became only one set for a while. He did not leave us during those times, those
are the times when He carried us. As we
travel life’s journey, from time to time we will get thirsty but He is our
living water and we just need to refresh ourselves and drink Him in. Return to the house of God and join in with the
saints in prayer, praise and worship. (Psalm 42:4)
