Isaiah 58:11 (NIV)
11 The Lord will guide you always; he
will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
The soul demands as much attention as the body. It demands
fellowship and communion with God. It demands worship, quietness, and
meditation. Unless the soul is fed and exercised daily, it becomes weak and
shriveled. It remains discontented, confused, restless. Many people turn to
alcohol to try to drown the cryings and longings of the soul. Some turn to a
new sex experience. Others attempt to quiet the longings of their souls in
other ways. Nothing but God ever completely satisfies, because the soul is made
for God, and without God it is restless and in secret torment. The first step
to God is a realization of your spiritual poverty. The poor in spirit do not
measure the worth of life in earthly possessions, which fade away, but in terms
of eternal realities, which endure forever. Wise is the man who openly
confesses his lack of spiritual wealth and in humility of heart cries, “God, be
merciful unto me, a sinner.”
Thought for today:
Am I feeding my soul?
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