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THE PANTING SOUL-2

Text : Psalms 42:1

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.

The Psalmist made it very clear that his soul pants after the Lord just as the deer pants after the water brooks. If that is the same way your soul is panting for the Lord, then, that means the Lord is all you've got. He is all your hope and stay. He is your life and your essence.

One of the scenarios that fits perfectly into this Psalms 42 was when King David was running helter-skelter from the king Saul.

Though, king Saul had all the wherewithal and opportunities to get hold of David and kill him within few days, but the Lord whom David trusted in wholeheartedly delivered him.

David's soul panted after the Lord as the only one  who could save him, and the Lord truly saved him. The learning point here is that you must truly and genuinely  long for the Lord as your all in all.

There are times when you will find yourself in a critical situation, and  you find it difficult to believe the Lord with all your heart. At such times, you must summon courage to long after the Lord.

Is your soul solely seeking the Lord?

Is your soul really panting for the Lord as the deer pants for the brook of water? 

Is the Lord your only option for living or you've got other options?
*If Jesus Christ is ALL you've got, then you've gotten it ALL* 

 *Bible Reading* 

Psalms 42:1-6.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1.Father Lord, I pray that my soul long for you as the only satisfying waters of Peace and Joy from now on in Jesus  name.

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