As we read God’s Word day-by-day …
Psalm 42:1-11
We are to pray for an increase of our desire for God: ‘My soul thirsts for God, for the living God’ (2). This is the spiritual experience, referred to in verse 7: ‘Deep calls to deep’. This is what Paul speaks of in 1 Corinthians 2:10 – Through His Spirit, God is at work in us, revealing to us ‘the deep things of God. God has given us His Spirit for this reason – ‘that we may understand what God has freely given us’ (1 Cor.2:12). God wants us to explore, with Him, the meaning of the great salvation which He has so graciously provided for us in Jesus Christ. Learning of God’s salvation, we will say with the Psalmist, ‘I will yet praise Him, my Saviour and my God’ (11). This song of praise will grow strong in both our personal devotions – ‘a prayer to the God of my life’ (8) – and our public worship – going ‘to the house of God’ (4).
Charles Cameron, better known as Charlie to his friends, lives in Scotland and is a member of the Church of Scotland. He owns several Christian blogs found at the following links:
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