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Daily Devotion — Ephesians 5:19 — Drinking Deeply Of God
Only by drinking deeply of God’s Spirit will we ever quench our thirst. So, why is it that we don’t turn to Him first to quench our thirsty souls? but drink deeply of God’s Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and offer praise in your hearts to the Lord. Ephesians 5:19 WNT
Satisfying Our Thirst with Other Things
We all know by now that we are to drink lots and lots of water to stay healthy. Some sources even say to drink half your body weight in ounces of water. Drink more when you are at higher altitude, when working out a lot and when the temperatures are higher. But how many of us actually drink the amount of water we are supposed to? It’s not like we don’t have access to clean water like some countries. It’s not even that there is a short supply of fancy, stainless steel mugs to take with us so we can drink cold water throughout the day. There are probably many reasons we don’t drink enough water, but I would guess it’s mainly because we satisfy our thirst momentarily with other things: coffee, tea, soda, energy drinks. More often than not, these substitutes for pure water create thirst more than quench it.
