COME TO THE OASIS

November 23

COME TO THE OASIS

Psalms 42:1-2 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. (2) My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

O brother, O sister; do you hear the longing of your soul towards its Creator and God? Do you hear it crying day and night to you for mercy? We fill our lives with so much care that our soul is parched for lack of His Spirit. We content ourselves with so much duty that our soul starves for the milk of His Word. We try to satisfy ourselves with so many religious duties and rituals that we ignore the good part of sitting at His feet, and feeding from Him (Luke 10:42). The soul of our spirit cries and groans for mercy under the slavery of our self-induced works.

How long, O how long, will we continue to vex your soul in this manner? Does not the Lord see it? Does not the Lord acknowledge it? Will not the Lord take account of it in the day when the rewards are handed out (Matthew 25:21)?

Let’s stop for just a moment; let’s stop our feverish activities. Let’s stop and listen to the cry of our soul longing, panting, dying for daily communion with the God that created it. Let our heart be touched by its desperate cry; bring it to the oasis and see it revive. Let’s repent; change your ways, and like the flowers in our garden, let’s not forget the daily feeding and watering of our soul.

Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.