Longing for God

A deep desire for God, which Scripture often compares to hunger or thirst. Only Jesus Christ can truly satisfy this longing for God.

The individual's longing for God

Psalm 119:20; Isaiah 26:9 See also Psalm 73:25, Psalm 119:81, Psalm 119:131

My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.

My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.

The longing for God compared to hunger and thirst

Psalm 42:2, Psalm 63:1 See also Psalm 143:6; Amos 8:11

My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?

A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

The longing for God is satisfied through Jesus Christ

John 4:13–14, John 6:35 See also Psalm 42:2; Isaiah 55:1; John 6:27, John 6:50–51, John 7:37; Revelation 21:6, Revelation 22:17

Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.