Waterbrooks and Thirst

 Greetings to you all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,

     Psalm 42:1-3 says, “ As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.  My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?  My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?”

     I have a team of nurses and doctors that now come to me in the VA’s program, “Home based care.”  One of the doctors is a psychologist who will ask me during every visit  if I want to speed up my death or have thoughts of harming myself or others.  He once asked me if I had thought about death and I said, “Sure.  I’ve read the last chapter of the Bible.”  He usually makes some humanist remark after that  and the other day spoke about  the resolve of one of the Beetles who was deeply involved in hinduism and reincarnation.  Of course, Hinduism is a far cry from Christianity.  We, as believers, have One God, the Hindu has over three million  false deities who do absolutely nothing. 

     While I am far  from perfect in this life, my heart is like that  of the deer and it's searching for water.  Christ is  the source of our strength in this life and the   One Who has the promise of life after death.  We always had a huge water tank ready with fresh water from a windmill  pump for the animals when they would come into the barnyard after spending many hours in the fields munching on grass or hay.  By the time they arrived at the tank, they were thirsty and would drink their fill of water before moving away.  They just  didn’t come up t o the tank once a year or once in seven days, but everyday it was the same thing.   The Christian, on the other hand, often feels like once or twice a year is sufficient to come and worship God.  Ot hers often think that once or twice a week is sufficient but it should not be so in the life of a believer in the One True God.    The Psalmist exhorts us to like the thirsty hart , or deer, who longs to come to the brook fro fresh water.  For me, it is a “win-win” situation .” To die is gain.”  as said the Apostle Paul .  While we are on this earth, in this body, we have thins to do and we will keep busy until that day comes, but the hope that is ever before us is to be in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ, face to face and certainly not to come back as a butterfly, a cow, or a mouse. So, we are rather particular when it comes to salvation for the Lord Himself said there  was only one way and He is it.  Only the Lord Jesus Christ  can satisfy the thirst  for salva tion.  Praise God for sending His Son to die for our sins that we might have eternal life.