Christian Life
The Thirstier We Are
April 4, 2023 · David McLemore · 1 min read
Answer me quickly, O LORD!
My spirit fails!
Hide not your face from me,
lest I be like those who go down to the pit.
Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,
for in you I trust.
Make me know the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.
- Psalm 143:7–8.
God does not love us less the needier we get. Our neediness causes him to fly to us. God looks at our need and fills us with himself.
We are not a problem for him. The thirstier we are, the more grace he gives. And he never runs out.
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