Psalm 63:1: “O God, You are my God; / Early will I seek You; / My soul thirsts for You; / My flesh longs for You / In a dry and thirsty land / Where there is no water.”

March 9th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional

King David understood that every human being is thirsty for God. Some are more aware of this thirst than others, and some deny that they are even thirsty at all. But deny or admit, every person has this thirst, and those who do not know Him, attempt to quench it with someone or something other than God. We actually need a relationship with God more than we need food to eat, air to breath, or water to drink. We will of course die physically without food, air, and water; but without God, we will experience the death of separation from God for eternity. British pastor F. B. Meyer wrote, “God has set Eternity in our heart, and man’s infinite capacity cannot be filled or satisfied with the things of time and sense.”

God has given us the great privilege and honor of introducing others to Him, but are we doing it with wisdom? There is an interesting secular story about a young salesman who was disappointed at losing a big sale. As he spoke with his manager, he lamented, “I guess it just proves you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” The manager replied, “Son, take my advice. Your job is not to make him drink; your job is to make him thirsty.” This is a necessary part of our understanding of evangelism. The result of our lives being filled with Jesus Christ is that it will naturally create a thirst in others for the Gospel.

“LORD, help us to make people thirsty for You. We desire to be useful to You this day, so fill us again with all the gifts we need, in Jesus’ name.”