تأملات فى آيــة اليوم...
تم تعريف الادمان بأنه "الاشتياق لله موجه إلى مصدر خطأ لرضا النفس." و تذكرنا مزمور 63 ان هذا صحيح. فيوجد بداخلنا رغبة للسعى وراء الله لأنه ليس بعيدا عنا ويشتاق لأن نعرفه (انظر سفر أعمال الرسل 17). لكن احيانا عندما تكون حاجة النفس إلى الله فى اشدها، يكون هو اخر مكان نذهب إليه للارتياح. دعونا نسعى إليه بجدية ونشبع عطش أنفسنا فيه.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Addiction has sometimes been defined as "God-hunger directed to the wrong source of soul satisfaction." Psalm 63:1 reminds us this is true. Deep in us is a desire to seek after God because he is not far from us and longs to be known by us (Acts 17:26-28). Unfortunately, far too often when our souls crave God deeply, he is the last place we turn for satisfaction and fulfillment. Let's earnestly seek God, have our souls thirst for him, and recognize when our bodies long deeply for him. Then let's refuse false substitutes for our soul-thirstiness and seek God above all things, because God is our God. When we earnestly seek him, and our souls thirst for him, and our bodies long for him, we can find satisfaction in him!
صلاتي
أبى القدوس، املأ قلبى بالاشتياق إليك ورأسى بحقيقة أن وجودك هو ما ارغب فيه. اعترف بأنى لجأت احيانا لراحة لجوعى فى اشياء لا ترضى. اتعهد اليوم بأن ادرك ان كل مصادر الرضا الاخرى هى مؤقتة وزائفة. اعدك بأن اسعى إليك ومشيئتك من خلال كلامك وروحك إلى ان ارتاح فى وجودك ونعمتك. في اسم يسوع ربى، اصلى. آمين.
My Prayer...
O, Abba Father, please fill my heart with longing for you and recognize that longing can only be filled by finding you. Please stir my understanding to realize I long for you and crave your presence. I confess that I have often sought relief for my spirit's hunger with things that do not satisfy and often enslave. O, Holy Spirit, please help me recognize that all other sources of satisfaction are temporary and false. Lord Jesus, I promise to pursue you, your will, and your presence through obedience to your word and in conformity to your lifestyle, for I know I most need to rest in your presence and grace. Amen.
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