My Soul Thirsts For You
O
God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body
longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
I have seen you in
the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
Because your love is
better than life, my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as
long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul will be
satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise
you.
On my bed I remember
you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
Because you are my
help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
My soul clings to
you; your right hand upholds me.
They who seek my life
will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.
They will be given
over to the sword and become food for jackals.
But the king will
rejoice in God; all who swear by God's name will praise him, while the mouths
of liars will be silenced.
Psalm
63:1-11
When Jesus called His
disciples to follow Him, He meant for them to begin a journey to passionately
pursue Him. Followers of Christ have been launched into a trajectory that is
defined by drawing closer and closer to Him. But in the process, we are often
distracted and succumb to the gravitational pull of lesser, alluring things.
When that happens, we cease our pursuit of Him, and go into orbit around stuff
that in the end is empty and unsatisfying.
Psalm 63 is the cure
for lives stuck in orbit. David pursued God, knowing that He alone could satisfy his inner longings.
David understood that
true joy and purpose come not in admiring God from a safe distance, but from
chasing hard after Him. Let’s get back on track and pursue an increasingly
closer walk with God! The closer you walk with God, the less room for anything
to come between.
Our Daily Bread –