Lord. Help me to honor you this day
as I walk through your creation.
My spirit leaps like a deer because
of what you have done!
Lord, where could I flee from your presence?
You watch when the doe bears her fawn.
Help me to desire you above all else.
As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, O God.
O Sovereign Lord, you are my strength.
You make my feet like the feet of a deer.
You enable me to go to higher places.
O Lord, how great you are!
© 1994 Tom Rakow. Adapted from Is. 35:6; Job 39:1; Ps. 42:1; 139:7; Hab. 3:19. All rights reserved. Taken from their “Devotions for Deer Hunters” Volumes II, III, and IV ©. Dr. Rakow is the President of The Christian Deer Hunters Association (CDHA) and Rock Dove Publications. He has granted permission for us to post his devotions. They publish several other Christian devotions in booklets. CDHA's address is P.O. Box 432, Silver Lake, Minnesota, 55381. Their phone number is 320-327-2266. http://www.christiandeerhunters.org is their Web address. Rock Dove’s phone number is 1-888-HIS-DOVE. Their Web address is http://www.rockdove.com. Randy Rowley will be happy to check out a Rock Dove booklet (Devotions for Dog Lovers or The Story of the Prodigal Pooch) or a CDHA newsletter or devotional booklet ("Devotions for Deer Hunters" Volumes II, III, or IV) to FCS members only.