July 22: Psalm 42:1-5

Key Verse: Psalm 42:2
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

Devotion:
How thirsty are you for God’s Word? How much do you really want to hear from God? Living in this world, we get to hear a lot of people asking “where is your God?” when they see things go wrong, and we even hear people in our church communities asking this as well. And whilst we have been in lock-down all around the world, we have probably asked “where can we go to meet with God?” because we have been kept from our church buildings and meeting places...

But each prayer you ask, each smile you wear for thankfulness, each tear you shed in sorry, God is watching over you and is with you. Why do we cling to the illusion we have to be in a building to worship God? I love the pictures I’m seeing of drive-in churches, where people are able to come together to feel more like they are with a church congregation… but I fear that is no substitute for an actual encounter with God!

We don’t have to be in the building we call church. We don’t have to be a group of more than 20 people before we can say we are a church. We don’t have to even leave our homes to be with God – because He is always with us in spirit and in truth!

We should not be mourning the loss of a meeting place. We should not be mourning the loss of a congregation. We should be rejoicing knowing our church continues to be wherever we are with God… and that can be anywhere!

Jesus Christ came to earth to be our Saviour and our God. He came to show us He is with us and meets with us even in our brokenness. We don’t have to be straight with God before we can meet with Him. We don’t have to get dressed up smart to be meet with Him. He came to us as a servant to show us He is with us...

Points to Ponder:
How did your church meet before lock-down?

Are you still meeting with God every day?