Ep. 367 1 min
Psalm 42:1
As a deer pants for streams of water.
Spiritual thirst is one of the truest things about being human.
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Ep. 367 · Psalm 42:1
Key takeaways
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- 01A deer in drought is a picture of desperate need.
- 02The psalmist isn't ashamed of his longing.
- 03Thirst is information — it tells you what you need.
- 04Only God satisfies the kind of thirst we actually have.
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'As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.' Picture a deer in a drought — sides heaving, dying for water. That's what the psalmist says his soul looks like for God.
He doesn't apologize for the longing. He doesn't hide it. He names it.
Thirst is information. It tells you what your body needs. Spiritual thirst is the same. It tells you what your soul actually needs.
And only one stream will satisfy that thirst. Anything else just adds salt.
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