My Soul Thirsts for God

The hand of God wonderfully makes us. There is no other creature on earth that has a soul but a human. The Psalmist said our soul cries out for God.

As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God? Psalm 42:1,2

The American lifestyle does not have time for the most natural of human cries. That is the cry of a soul for its maker. When a disaster strikes us we call out very quickly. We must find time for the natural reaching of our soul toward the Creator. God has much more life for us that simply waits for our asking.

Some people say "that's nice, but I don't have time." They have forgotten the very first command Jesus gave us, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment." Matthew 22:37,38

It is so much nicer to place your soul in a position of "panting" for God than to live in an attitude that fails to keep the command.

The reason so many people do not have time for God, is their work or trying to get ahead. Jesus asked a question that people should consider, "What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?" Matthew 16:26 There was a man who gave up his soul and then told people he wasn't using it. In the flesh, it might be true for some people but the flesh cannot go into the next world. All humans will live in their soul forever. Jesus told His followers, "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul." Matthew 10:28

We have been given a chance to make this life really count. Please give God all the time you can. Then you will say, my soul thirsts for God.