Thursday April 23rd, 2026
« A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water »
1 O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.
2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory.
3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You.
4 Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
6 When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.
7 Because You have been my help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
8 My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.
The story I shared yesterday reminds me of three Ugandan boys I met at the Christian programme in Kenya.
Those boys were probably hungrier for God than any of us at that programme.
During break times, while everyone was buying sandwiches, those three boys would sit together, singing praises to God. I asked why they never ate when everyone else ate, and they responded that food was not their concern. Firstly, they had no money to buy food. Secondly, they said they were praying to return safely and not get arrested or even executed by the then-Ugandan military ruler upon their return. For three days, they had eaten nothing and were just glad to be there. For the rest of our stay, whatever little I had, I shared with them. I told them to write to me when they got back home safely, and they did to the glory of God.
Your hunger for God should be such that you won’t even remember to eat when it is time to seek Him.
You should be so hungry for God that you are willing to risk your life just to know Him more.
I get amazed anytime we call a fast, and some people grumble.
They are not hungry for God enough to fast for just a few days in the year to draw closer to Him.
In the 1970s, I used to gather some RCCG youths in a place called ‘Youth Camp’. Accommodation and feeding were usually included in our payment for the venue, but people rarely cared to eat after the sessions. I usually had to beg them to eat so we would not waste the food. They didn’t care much for food, they only wanted the word of God.
« “When I discovered your words, I devoured them; they became a source of joy to me and the delight of my heart, because I bore your name, O Lord, God of hosts »
What exactly are the things you are hungry for ?
Food?
Fame?
Money?
Put them all aside and let your hunger and thirst every day be for God. Matthew 6:33NLT says
« Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need »
Beloved, please get your priorities right.
David, in our Bible reading today, said that his soul will follow hard after God.
Can you say the same for yourself ?
Prayer focus – Father, let there be an insatiable hunger for You in my heart.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
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