Psalm 63:1

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

There is an ancient tale from India about a young man seeking God. He went to a wise old sage for help. “How can I find God?” he asked the old man. The old man took him to a nearby river. Out they waded into the deep water. Suddenly the old man seized the young man by the neck and pushed him under the water. He held the young man down until the young man was flailing the water in desperation. Up out of the water the two of them came. The young man was coughing water from his lungs and still gasping for air. Reaching the bank he asked the man indignantly, “What did that have to do with my finding God?” The old man asked him quietly, “While you were under the water, what did you want more than anything else?” The young man thought for a minute and then answered, “I wanted air. I wanted air more than anything else?” The old man replied, “When you want God as much as you wanted air, you will find him.”

You will only find God when you are thirsty for Him. Otherwise, when you don't have any desire to find Him, you won't find Him. The Lord can surely satisfy the deep longing in a person's soul, but that soul must seek God like his life depended on it alone. We will never find real satisfaction until we find ourselves longing and wanting God like never before. Several people who claim to be Christians do not even have a thirst for Christ.

If you want to find God, seek Him early in the morning like air you breathe, like water you need. He must be the center stage of all your desires. By then you will find Him.

Joel 2:21

Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things. 

Today's Thought: The promise of the Lord to do great and mighty things for you will endure.


Muhammad Ali, one of most celebrated sports figures of the 20th century, proclaimed: I am the greatest. There are countless of proud men who evaluated themselves to be the greatest of their days, of their league, of their generation. But all of them were gone. Their greatness did not endure forever.

But the greatness of the Lord endures forever. The might and power of the Lord is settled forever. And He also promises that He will do great things. Because He is a mighty God, He can do great things. He will do great things for you and me. His hands are not short to do it, but His are stretched forth and He can do it.

The only thing that divides the great things of God and our enjoyment of them is our decision to follow Him. When we are not doing well for the glory of God, we cannot expect great things from Him. The Lord pours out His blessing to those who obey Him. If we want to enjoy the great things the Lord has promised, let us remain faithful to Him because foremost we love Him as He first loved us.

Luke 14:27

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 

Today's Thought: The true marks of discipleship is suffering for Christ.


When I was younger, I was once asked what would I choose: my education or my faith in Christ Jesus. It was one of the hardest question one could take in an exam. Weeks leading to that question, I already knew of the inevitable. I asked grace from God, and grace overflowed. That day I prepared my answer, but still it was not that easy. That day I understood what it meant to be a disciple.

Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ, Dietrich Bonhoeffer said. Christians who don't want to suffer and fight for their faith, lest to stand for it amidst of the oppositions of the world are not worthy of the suffering Christ nor of the salvation He paid dearly. Real discipleship is bearing the marks of Christ however hard it could be.

You cannot be a real Christian if you will not bear the suffering of Jesus Christ. You have to choose between Him or the devil, between Him or the world. You cannot just stand at the middle.

Revelation 22:4

And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

Today's Thought: Knowing we will face the Lord Jesus Christ, we must be diligent to follow His will.



There was an ordinary custodian of a building who dutifully did his job every night. One day, he heard screeches in the parking lot. There was a man who emerged out of the black car; and the man walked toward him. "Can you open the elevator for me? I am going up," the man said. "I am sorry Sir, but you have to go through the front door and have yourself checked by the guards." The man left. By next morning, a memo was left at the custodian's office. The custodian was promoted to head of the building's security. The man of the night was the president of the company.


Revelation 22:4 talks of seeing the face of the Lamb - of Jesus Christ. One day we will meet Him in heaven, and look at Him face to face. It would be a momentous and glorious moment. But it would be a defining moment. If we have not been good in following His will, will we be beaming with joy? Diligence in our service is the best way for us to be sure not to be ashamed when we meet face to face our Lord Jesus Christ.


Knowing that one day we will see Jesus face to face, we should always strive for mastery of any duty we are given. We must, at all cost, remain faithful to Him who called us His sons and part of His Church.

John 18:11

Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? 

Today's Thought: The will of God is only sweet if we learn to embrace the mind of the Lord.


Someone says, "The will of God which we sometimes think so hard, is, if we only knew it, just the softest pillow to rest upon." If we recognized that there was no choice but God's, no aim but such as had Him for its object, how it would take the worry and care from our lives! Have we learned that we are only safe, happy, right, when He chooses?


There are times it is hard to understand the will of God, much more hard to accept. What God intends for our lives seem not to be that easy and we find ourselves traveling the rough road. However, if we learn to understand that if we are living in the will of God all things are easy, we should be. If we only understand that God does not intend any bad thing in our lives, we should rejoice in whatever situation we are in.

You will only be happy in every situation if you know you are in the will of God. If are not living in the will of the Lord, it would also be very hard to rejoice in the rod of the Lord. Embrace the mind of God and you will be happy in the will of God.