Thirst-quencher
Pixabay The psalmist cries: " As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Where can I go and meet with God? " (Psalm 42:1, 2). " Where can I go and meet with God? " is the cry of every seeker who is thirsty for what only an encounter with God can satisfy. And it is often "different strokes for different folks." The Samaritan woman who met Jesus at the well, did not get her thirst satisfied through traditional means. She wasn't welcome among the "righteous" folk. Nicodemus drank from the water of life in the middle of the night during a secret meeting with Jesus. Zacchaeus got his in the tree. The ex-demoniac tasted in a cemetery. God meets us where we are when our thirst is so urgent that nothing other than His life-giving water will do. A designated place is not critical. An attractive program is not essential. Glad-handing people are not vital. There is a ...