"O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water."
Psalm 63:1
Do you ache for more? Is your soul thirsty and your land dry?
This week...I had the privilege of joining in a worship conference with many other worship leaders from all over. Men and women called by the Lord to lead His people into His presence. Some were fresh and excited, others weary and lost, some were eager to learn and others ached for more. Wednesday night we all joined in worshiping our heavenly Father. Truly laying down our comfort and lifting up our hands and our voices together to worship Him, with dancing feet, and loud proclamation we worshiped. We proclaimed that He is mighty, able and our Lord above all.
For the twenty-four hours to follow. God sent the rain, literally. Then He placed in the sky 3, 4, 5, 6 rainbows. It seemed like everywhere I turned God covered the San Diego sky with bows. "I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant that I make between you and every living creature that is with you, for all generations." This I was reminded of, not once, not twice but three times that God keeps His promises. The promise of abundant life, the promise to never leave us or forsake us, the promise to lead us beside still waters and to restore our soul, the promise to be our strong tower, our fortress, refuge from the storm. And most of all the promise that when we seek Him we will find Him and He will pour out the floodgates from heaven and send the rain for our parched lips
What promises do you ache to see fulfilled?
What dry and thirsty places does your soul long to have filled?
"When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none,
and their tongue is parched with thirst,
I the Lord will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys.
I will make the wilderness a pool of water and the dry land springs of water."
Isaiah 41:17
"Shower, O heavens, from above,
and let the clouds rain down righteousness.
let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit;
let the earth cause them both to sprout;
I the Lord have created it."
Isaiah 45:8
Yes Lord!
Let it rain! Let it rain! Open the floodgates from heaven!
My soul longs for you, nothing else will do!
