“… he leads me beside quiet waters.†(Psalm 23:2, NIV)
Adults need about eleven glasses of water a day to stay properly hydrated. Water plays a key role in our strength and energy throughout the day and is required if we are going to stay generally well.
Thirst is a sign of needing water, that our body is dry. It will drive us to the water fountain or our refrigerators in an effort to quench our thirst.
It is no different with our soul, which needs to be watered by God in ordered to be satisfied.
†“To drink†in spiritual terminology simply means “take in’ – or “to accept†– or “to believe.†That is to say it implies that a persona accepts and assimilates the very life of God in Christ to the point where it becomes a part of him.â€
(from A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by Phillip Keller, page 51)
Simply put – we, as people, have an insatiable thirst for God. Our souls long for God and will only be satisfied by His Word through the work of the Holy Spirit.
Our Shepherd knows exactly where to lead us in order for us to drink from peaceful and pure waters. He longs to see ours souls watered, refreshed, and satisfied even more so than we long for it ourselves.
Our struggle is we strive against His leading, thinking we can find our own source of water.
I hope you will join me for rest of this post at Woman to Woman Ministries HERE as we look at the way our Shepherd leads us to settle our souls and drink from His waters.
Today I am joining … Inspire Me Monday and Remember Me Monday .
Great thoughts Joanne. I espeecially loved your opening line. I had always connected the idea of God leading us by still waters with the idea of peace and calm. But never to that role that water plays in giving us strength and energy.
Thank you for the reminder to follow His leading and not struggle against it!
Water is key to our survival. May we desire to drink from His well more and more. Thank you for stopping to encourage me here as well!
I LOVE a Shepherd looks at Psalm 23! this is a beautiful reminder to drink deeply from the Living Water!! Thank you for sharing, Joanne, your words bless me so!
It’s an old book I return to again and again and always find myself encouraged!
Thank you for sharing such precious thoughts here. I must drink so much more water than I used to, and as I read here today, it felt like such a beautiful spiritual parallel that the Lord has arranged. MORE of HIS living water.
Bettie, I so agree – I find myself drinking so much more than I used to. I think these days we are living in, creates a greater thirst for His living water. Beautiful!
Love this. Verse in Psalm 42:
Psalm 42:1
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God
Amen! I am so glad you added that verse to this post! xo