Thirsty!

Ever been so thirsty that you could drink anything? Ever been outside when it’s hot and nothing could possibly seem better than a big glass of cool water rushing past your lips and down your throat? Ever been so dry you couldn’t think of anything but getting a drink of water?
In Psalm 63:1, David describes a thirst like that. The only difference is that instead of being thirsty for water, David was thirsty for God. He says, “O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is.”
In order to be thirsty, one has to realize their need. When you are playing hard, you aren’t thirsty until you stop and realize that it’s been a long time since you have had a drink and you’re dying of thirst! Oftentimes, we are so busy with our lives and all of the things that are important to us, we don’t realize our need for God. We can handle life on our own! We can make it without him! We don’t need any help! Then perhaps something comes into your life that brings your world crashing down. God uses that to produce a burning thirst for him. If we do not realize how desperately we need God, we will never have a thirst for him.
Second, that need demands satisfaction. Imagine if you were really thirsty and somebody offered you a bag of your favorite potato chips! As much as you love chips, you may say, “I don’t want those— I need water!” Human beings try to satisfy their need for God in many ways: some use alcohol or drugs, others attempt to earn enough money or get enough things, some look for the approval of their friends to satisfy their need for God. Anything we try to put in the place of God will never satisfy.
That need, coupled with a desire to satisfy that need, gives us a thirst for God. Do you have a thirst for God like that? Can you imagine being so thirsty for God that you thought you might die before you could read God’s Word, pray to him, or worship him with his people?