Blessings in the Mighty Name of Yeshua Hamashiach!
Being the habitation of God is a spiritual reality for every follower of Christ. It is your destination. There must be a constant hunger and thirst within, not just on a Sunday morning or in scattered moments throughout your day. You have been called to be a disciple—in your workplace, school, environment, neighborhood, and home.
To be a disciple, you must allow your hunger and thirst for righteousness to keep you moving forward in God until you get to the throne of God. That’s the goal for your hunger and thirst. A young man came to a sage, a wise old man, and said, “I want to know God. Tell me how to truly know God.” The wise old man replied, “You want to know about God? Do you want to know who God is? Come with me.” He walked down a hill to a lake, then walked right into the lake. The young man thought, “I’m going to be baptized. He will do something here.” The wise man turned around as the young man walked into the water. The young man was about neck deep, and the older man put his hand on the young man’s head and put him under the water. The young man thought, “He’s baptizing me; he’ll let me up in a minute.” But the old man didn’t let him up. He held him down. He continued to hold him under the water until the young man’s lungs were ready to burst because he was drowning. Finally, he pushed the old man’s arms off and burst through the water. His face was startled and shocked.
The old man said, “When you want God the way you wanted air, you’ll understand the hunger and thirst necessary to bring you into the presence of God.”
(Psalm 42:1-2)
As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?
Shalom
Pastor Williams