Psalm 63:1-2 (NIV)
1 You, God, are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.
2 I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
“David’s thirst for God is set in the context of a ‘dry… land where there is no water.’ He may well be in the wilderness or desert regions on some military campaign (see vv. 9–10), but the real wilderness or desert is in his heart… It was in the wilderness that the word of God came to both Elijah and John the Baptist. Even our LORD Himself, filled with the Holy Spirit, was driven into the wilderness (Mark 1:12). The wilderness strips us of our defenses and reveals our vulnerability; it quiets us before God…Next, David remembers where his spiritual thirst has been quenched in the past. It is in the ‘sanctuary.’” [Psalms, The Preacher’s Commentary]
Are we anxiously trying to satisfy the thirst in our hearts with a relationship, a successful career, certain lifestyle or with new experiences? None of these things, even good things, has the power to quench our thirst. Let’s return to the sanctuary today.
Prayer: Father, quiet my heart before you. I come to you with all my anxious thoughts and concerns. I return to you. Fill me up today with your love. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Let’s worship to “One Thing” by Hillsong (click here)
-DP
