Psalm 143:6
“I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul
thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.”
“I stretch forth my hands unto thee” Have
you ever been so distraught with things in your live that when you go to the
Lord in prayer that you cry out and reach up to Him as a child would their
mother or father? What a time those are when we reach out to our Heavenly
Father and He grabs us up in His arms and comforts us and consoles us and just
lets us know He is there and cares for our every worry and burden. Those are
the times we cherish. Those are the times, like with our own children, we feel
His undying love. All though we may not get the answer we wanted or maybe the
problems are not solved right away, we can have that peace in the middle of the
storm.
Praise God He is our Heavenly Father!!!
In those times of great despair when we long
for our Father's attention and love, our very soul thirsteh after Him. David
says here “as a thirsty land”. Have you ever seen the ground soak up the rain
water after there has been a long dry spell or a drought? At first the soil will soak up the water like
a sponge, but when it gets its fill and it can hold no more the water will
begin to run off of the soil. After the rains have gone plants will bloom with
the most beautiful flowers. That's like us in these times. Our very souls are
dry as the desert. But when the Lord begins to flood us with His love and mercy
and grace, we begin to fill up on those things He provides. Our cups runneth
over with His love. We no longer are a desert but a blooming garden. The Lord
takes our desert condition and turns it into the most beautiful garden we have
ever seen. And why? All because of His love for us. All because He will get the
glory for it all. And yes we must give our Heavenly Father the glory for it
all!
Praise ye the Lord!!!
