“As the deer pants for water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. Where can I
find him to come and stand before him?” (Psalm 42:1-2, TLB)
Summer is in full bloom. Color explodes from both well
attended gardens and forgotten ditches along the roads. Summer is full. Full of light as the days
lengthen from light, work and leisure. We are excited, basking in the warmth, the events, family time and the
just the good old summertime. For many of us, we feel somewhat deprived when it comes to the summer season
because it just doesn’t seem long enough compared to the rest of the year. The summer is incredibly busy and we put
great amounts of energy into projects, teams, gardens, work, and relaxation. Usually we get a lot of enjoyment during this
season in the process. Still there is
also a sense at the end of the season, that change has taken place, there has
been growth, and there is at least some sense of progress on most projects and
there is a harvest. This happens in our
personal life and it is evident and true in the world of nature that was created
and designed by our gracious Father in heaven.
It is in the three
or four months of the summer that trees and plants pull in most of the
nutrients they need for growth, that
their roots slowly lengthen and tap new sources of water and their leaves soak
in the sunlight and in amazing way transform that warmth into color, flowers
and fruit. It is in the fullness of the
summer season with all this activity; that plants bring in the sustenance that
is needed both for the growth and continuance of life.
So what are the
nutrients that you are pulling into your life during this summer? What water source are your roots trying to
tap into when you are thirsty on a hot July day? How is your life being transformed by the
true light and what will be the fruit at the harvest time? Do you thirst for the living God?
Enjoy the warm
sunny days and let them be full of more than busyness and fun. Take some time to soak up the fullness of
God. Take some moments in a shady spot and read His living word. Offer up a few
heartfelt and thankful prayers. Take time to draw near to Him, because at the
end of the summer, a lot of the sustenance we may need later throughout the year might
have to come from this summer’s growth. Life is more than the water we crave on
a hot summer day. Our soul can find true nourishment and fulfillment only in a warm
grace infused and sustained relationship with the Living God. It is why our
Lord came to earth to reconcile us to our Heavenly Father. He brings a full and abundant life which He delivers and fulfills long after any
summer season has passed into memory.
Suggested Reading ... Psalm 42
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