Q is for Quenching the
Thirst
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| Picture Credit Anish Thankachen U S A |
People who live in the city sometimes forget that God is the God
of creation and nature. In the United
States alone, more than 2700 acres of pavement are laid each day. Before long, God’s creation might be
completely covered by concrete and asphalt.
We need to pause and get reacquainted with the God of creation. “You who laid the foundations of the earth,
so that it should not be moved forever, You covered it with the deep as with a
garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
At Your rebuke they fled: at the voice of Your thunder they hastened
away… You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, that they may not
return to cover the earth” (vv. 5-7, 9).
The psalmist refers to the Flood in Noah’s day. I was God’s judgment. But the next judgment He sends will be by
fire, not water.
Water also is a blessing. “He send the springs into the valleys;
they flow among the hills” (v.10). This
is beautiful picture of the rivers and springs and hills, all of which enable
animals to have food and drink. “They
give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst”
(v.11). The birds of the heavens nest in
the trees by these rivers. I like the phrase in verse 12—“they sing among
the branches.” God waters the
earth. The crops grow, and man and beast
are able to live. And as an extra
blessing. He puts the birds in the
branches to sing. All of creation is
satisfied. “The earth is satisfied with
the fruit of Your works” (v.13).
The God or creation also is the God of salvation, and He can
satisfy your thirsty soul today.
As you observe nature,
you are reminded of God’s physical provision.
He also provides fro the spiritual needs of His people. Do you have a need today? Ask God to flood your soul with His
blessings!
—Warren W. Wiersbe
Source:
Back to the Bible
Confident Living Magazine
Picture Credit: Anish Thankachen, U S A
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