“Daily Desperation For Almighty God”
Psalm 42:1-2
NIV- As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?
NLT- As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him?
I was reading a devotional this morning and the author used the word “Desperation” describing how our longing and panting for God should be each day. It really caught my attention and I looked at both the NIV and NLT translations and wanted to use them both for this week. I think about how we do or do not find ourselves longing or even panting desperately for God.
If we are really honest with ourselves, I think most of us find ourselves often longing and even panting for whatever is next to give us another “high” of what the world offers. With all the ads and invitations we constantly see and how we really long for...