I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR

Engedi () David fleeing Saul in those caves there was flowing water and he could find life Mountains above the dead sea dry and weary land where there is no water wrote this Psalm

John 1:14 NASB95And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

We need to see his glory and we can’t do that unless we are digging deeply into God’s Word! We can’t tdo that unless we are constantly taking Him in to our hearts and to our minds and to our souls.the book of John helps us see who Jesus is and it helps us appreciate Jesus, and fall in love with Jesus. Helps us understand why we need Jesus it helps us understand that we can’t live without JesusI am the bread of Life 6:35 (I am the bread that came down out of heaven v. 41, I am the bread of Life v.48, I am the living bread that came down out of heaven v. 51)I am the light of the world 8:12; 9:5I am 8:58I am the door to the sheep 10:7,9I am the good shepherd 10:11,14I am the Son of God 10:36I am the resurrection and life 11:25I am the way and the truth and the life 14:6I am the true vine 15:1, 5

Psalm 63:1–8 NASB95

O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water. Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise You. So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips. When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches, For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy. My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.

Psalm 42:1–2 NASB95

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?

Psalm 42:1 NASB95

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God.

David described knowing God as a thirst, a deep longing desire to know God and have relationship with like someone who is living in dry and weary land and is desperate for a drink of waterThirsty Soul, hear the welcome call: Tis a fountain open for allthere is an aching need to seek God and find God God can quench the need of the soul and nothing on earth canwe were created

NASB95that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;

NASB95My soul waits in silence for God only; From Him is my salvation.

No other way or avenue or resort that you can fulfill that need, that whole in your life captive in Babylon who was a levite

NASB95As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?

be with God, that is your greatest needyou will never find joy, fulfillment, salvation, peace, without a relationship with God

NASB95“This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

John 17:3 NASB95

“This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

have you found God in your life have you come to God and given yourself to God do you stay close to God like David and those springs so that he could drink freely and deeply of those springs so as to have life?Do you desire God that much?

sometimes I don’t feel like I am doing justice to this important subject. I can’t think of one thing I want for all of us more than every single one of us to be in love Jesus. To have all of our souls hearts and mind wrapped up and tied up and tangled up in Jesus. Jesus should be our everything or all. not a moment of our day should pass where jesus is not on our minds. from th emoment week wake up to moment we fall asleep and yes even in our dreams Jesus should dominate our thoughts. Maybe the reason we are not as commited to the church and the work of Jesus is because we are not in love with jesus. Maybe the reason we feel so lost and helpless, troubled, frustrated, angry at the world is becaquse we are not in love with Jesus. May the reason we grumble and complain and cause problems is because we are not in love with Jesus. One book of the Bible that has helped me beyond all others to see Jesus is the book of JohnHelps me see Jesus!

NASB95And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:14 NASB95

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

I am the light of the world 8:12; 9:5

I am 8:58

I am the door to the sheep 10:7,9

I am the good shepherd 10:11,14

I am the Son of God 10:36

I am the resurrection and life 11:25

I am the way and the truth and the life 14:6

I am the true vine 15:1, 5

OUR SONG TONIGHT IS A CONFESSION TO GOD, a confession of our complete, total dependence and longong for him, it is a confession of our souls deep longing and satisfaction is only found in Him.

I need the GRACIOUS LORD

GOd is gracious - merciful, forgiving, kind and compassionate

Exodus 34:4–7 NASB95

So he cut out two stone tablets like the former ones, and Moses rose up early in the morning and went up to Mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and he took two stone tablets in his hand. The Lord descended in the cloud and stood there with him as he called upon the name of the Lord. Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

Exodus 34:4–6 NASB95

James 1:17 NASB95

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.

Ephesians 1:3 NASB95

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

- context loving your enemies

Matthew 5:45 NASB95

so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

we need his forgiveness for we are all sinners and we all fall short

DO YOU NEED THE GRACIOUS GOD?

I need the TENDER VOICE OF MY LORD

sometimes I think we forget how fortunate we are that we we have the inspired God Breathed Words of God.

2 Timothy 3:16–17 NASB95

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

Psalm 19:7–11 NASB95

The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; In keeping them there is great reward.

keeps our way pure (9,101)

keeps one from sin (11,101)

encourages (14,16,25,28,35,70,77,92,93,149)

gives hope (43,49-50,74,81,114,147)

gives wisdom (98, 100, 104)

gives direction (24,105,130,155)

gives life (25,37,40,88,107,149,159)

and yet how many moments days and even weeks do we go without hearing from the very word of God. Do we long for it desire it

I need the PEACE THAT COMES FROM GOD

Jesus made peace

Ephesians 2:14–18 NASB95

For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity. And He came and preached peace to you who were far away, and peace to those who were near; for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.

Jesus death on the cross brings peace between man and man and more importantly

Jesus death brings peace between God and man

We can also have inner peace in God

Philippians 4:6–7 NASB95

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

DO you need peace? God is where you can find it!

I need God IN THE MIDST OF TEMPTATION

We live in a world filled with temptation, it is lurking around every corner from the moment we wake to the moment we lay our heads down to sleep. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of lufe. the world is trying to feed our lust and draw us, entice away from God with our lust

the schemes of the devil are all around us and without God I would give in to those tmeptaions

thats why we pray

Matthew 6:13 NASB95

‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’

Matthew 26:41 NASB95

“Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

depending on God is what helps us endure

1 Corinthians 10:13 NASB95

No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

2 Peter 2:9 NASB95

then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,

Blessings come from temptations

James 1:12 NASB95

Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

do you deal with temptation, does the world seem to have a hold of you, you need God!!!

I Need God in Joy & Pain

Joy is found in God and is not dependent on circumstances

Matthew 5:11–12 NASB95

“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Luke 6:22–23 NASB95

“Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man. “Be glad in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets.

Philippians 4:4 NASB95

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!

even in persecution

Acts 13:52 NASB95

And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

JOY comes from God and can only be found in Him

Romans 15:13 NASB95

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

I need God in pain

James 1:2–4 NASB95

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

2 Corinthians 1:3–5 NASB95

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.

all the works of men, the profit of ones labor

I need God or my life is vain

the whole point of the book of Ecclesiastes is that

all the works of men, the profit of ones labor, quest for wisdom, earthly accomplishments, competition, stock piling of riches, trying to please everyone, money, words, its all vain without God life is vain without God

there is nothing to live for nothing to hope for

there is nothing to long for

God gives us meaning, purpose and direction

I need to be thine

how can I become his child

John 1:12 NASB95

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

Romans 10:14 NASB95

How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?

Mark 16:16 NASB95

“He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.

Acts 2:38 NASB95

Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 10:17 NASB95

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Acts 8:37–38 NASB95

And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.

Acts 8:35–38 NASB95

Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him. As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?” And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.

I COME TO TO THEE

how can you come to God if you don’t know you need him? If you don’t long for him

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