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                           THE  PRAYER BEE
 

“As the deer pants for streams of water so my soul pants after You

my God”

 
                                                                                      Psalm 42.1 NIV
 
 
These words from Psalm 42 express the intense desire to know God in an intimate way. The Hebrew translation of “pant” implies an intense experience, not just a simple thirst but a desperate need for something vital. A deer is known to feed near water and not only does it drink there but if it has been hunted down and energy is low it will take to a river or stream and stay in the water as long as it is able. Here we see the water as a place of refuge or a place to refill.
 
The Psalmist in Psalm 42 asks God why his heart is so sad and why he must go through a time of oppression.
We probably can all relate to this, why things happen to us and why we must go through difficult circumstances. However God never asks us to understand Him but to trust and obey Him which brings Him glory as we do. God's ways are not our ways and He tells us not to lean to our own understanding. He does ask us to be mission minded and to make the most of every opportunity to serve Him and share the Good News. In these uncertain times when the world may ask “where is God in all this” may we have the boldness to point them to Jesus Christ May we pray for a thirst for the Presence of God which may be quenched by the Living Word and receive the wholeness that it brings.
 
 
PRAYER
 
Lord God 
May we thirst for Your Presence just as the deer requires water to survive. May we see that daily need for Your Presence in all we do and have the boldness to point others to Jesus Christ our Saviour
 
                                        AMEN
 
 
 
Pam Hughson