{"id":7127,"date":"2025-04-01T04:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T08:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agape-churches.org\/missioncontrol\/?p=7127"},"modified":"2025-03-31T13:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:12:22","slug":"day-two-thirst-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agape-churches.org\/missioncontrol\/?p=7127","title":{"rendered":"Day Two: Thirst For You"},"content":{"rendered":"

Psalm 63:1-2 (NIV) <\/strong>
\n1\u00a0<\/sup>You, God, are my God,<\/em>
\nearnestly I seek you;<\/em>
\nI thirst for you,<\/em>
\nmy whole being longs for you,<\/em>
\nin a dry and parched land<\/em>
\nwhere there is no water.<\/em>
\n2\u00a0<\/sup>I have seen you in the sanctuary<\/em>
\nand beheld your power and your glory.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cDavid\u2019s thirst for God is set in the context of a \u2018dry\u2026 land where there is no water.\u2019 He may well be in the wilderness or desert regions on some military campaign (see vv. 9\u201310), but the real wilderness or desert is in his heart\u2026 It was in the wilderness that the word of God came to both Elijah and John the Baptist. Even our LORD Himself, filled with the Holy Spirit, was driven into the wilderness (Mark 1:12). The wilderness strips us of our defenses and reveals our vulnerability; it quiets us before God\u2026Next, David remembers where his spiritual thirst has been quenched in the past. It is in the \u2018sanctuary.\u2019\u201d [Psalms, The Preacher\u2019s Commentary]<\/p>\n

Are we anxiously trying to satisfy the thirst in our hearts with a relationship, a successful career, certain lifestyle or with new experiences? None of these things, even good things, has the power to quench our thirst. Let\u2019s return to the sanctuary today.<\/p>\n

Prayer: <\/strong>Father, quiet my heart before you. I come to you with all my anxious thoughts and concerns. I return to you. Fill me up today with your love. In Jesus\u2019 name, amen.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s worship to \u201cOne Thing\u201d by Hillsong (click here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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