تأملات فى آيــة اليوم...
عندما يفترق زوجان صغيران محبان، يتوقوا لأن يكونوا مع بعض مرة أخرى. عندما يفترق الآباء عن اطفالهم ، يفتقدوهم بشدة. عندما لا يقدر زوج او زوجة ان يكونوا مع شريك الحياة مرة أخرى بسبب مرض او موت او طلاق، فإن روح هذا الشخص يمكن ان تتألم إلى ان تجتمع مرة أخرى مع مع تحب. هل تدرك بأن روحك تتألم لكي تكون مع الله؟ هل تنهي كل يوم وتبدأ الأخر وانت تتوق ان تكون في حضور الله؟ فلندرك جوعنا إلى الله وان لا نحاول ان نرضيه فقط بأن نقضي وقت في محضره، بل بأن نتواصل بكل رغبتنا، وحبنا، وحاجتنا لوجود أبينا السماوي في حياتنا.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
When a young couple in love is apart, they long to be with each other so much they ache. When parents are separated from a child, they miss that child intensely. When a spouse can no longer be with a long-time marriage partner, that person's soul can ache to be reunited with the one they have loved and lost. God created us to be in the most profound fellowship with him and find our source and significance in our relationship with him. This deep relationship was initially called "walking in the garden in the cool of the day," something that sin took away from us and caused us to hide from God (Genesis 3:8). Do you recognize your spirit aching to be with God? Many believers call this ache the God-shaped hole in all of us. It is a powerful metaphor for the yearning and longing for God we have built into our hearts, a longing that even sin and the evil one cannot extinguish (Acts 17:27). So, how do we fill our God-shaped hole? First, let's recognize our God-hunger can only be satisfied by the Lord himself, not another person, creature, or creation. Then, we should confess our longing and yearning for God as Isaiah did in today's verse. That opens the door for our hearts to satisfy our yearning and longing by spending time in our Abba Father's presence as we communicate our desire, affection, and need to be with our Abba in heaven. Yes, our souls yearn for God during the night; in the morning, our spirits long to be alive with God as we begin each day!
صلاتي
أبي القدوس الصالح، انا فعلاً احاول جاهدا ان اكون في وجودك لاني اعرف اني لن اجد الجزء المفقود داخلي الا فيك و في وجودك فقط. من فضلك يا أبي العزيز، كن حاضراً في حياتي و حقيقيا اليوم. في اسم يسوع اصلي. آمين.
My Prayer...
Holy and righteous Father, I do ache to experience your presence. I know the piece of my soul I sometimes feel is missing can only be found in you. Please, dear Father, be very real and present in my life today. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
