Psalm 63
Psalm 63
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.
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.
I will be fully 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.
I cling to you;
your right hand upholds me.
Those who want to kill me 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 will glory in him,
while the mouths of liars will be silenced.
Do we earnestly seek Him? Do we take time to be still and listen to Him? Do we set aside a few moments or does He abide in our day, moving us and guiding us?
Not only do we seek Him, but do we thirst for Him? Do we long for Him? Do we find ourselves satisfied with the temporary things of this world instead of His eternal life?
I think it is easy to get content and complacent with the way things are. It's easy to get in a routine and forget that hunger and thirst for Christ.
But I think it is crucial for us to remember that He longs and thirsts for us. He longs for His people and He longs for us to trust Him.
Before COVID it was pretty easy to move along in my life and forget to slow down and seek Him. With all of this newfound time I find myself blessed with the ability to reflect and abide in His Word. I have found myself pursuing Him and talking to Him more often. I have also found that I crave this time, that I crave His peace and comfort - I crave His perfect love.
Truly, His love is better than life. Indeed, no matter what we face, no matter what lies ahead, His love is more. His love is better, sweeter than anything we can imagine.
Not only does God promise us to love us (which is more than we ever can ask for or deserve) but He also promises to satisfy us. His love satisfies our hearts and makes us whole. I know that I have been blessed to experience His fullness in the last several weeks even in the midst of so much chaos.
COVID or no COVID, moving forward in my life I will continue to seek Him, because He is good. I will continue to ache for His love in this fallen and broken world. I will continue to thirst for His peace that surpasses understanding. I will trust that He can and will do more in my life than I could possibly imagine.
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.
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.
I will be fully 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.
I cling to you;
your right hand upholds me.
Those who want to kill me 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 will glory in him,
while the mouths of liars will be silenced.
Do we earnestly seek Him? Do we take time to be still and listen to Him? Do we set aside a few moments or does He abide in our day, moving us and guiding us?
Not only do we seek Him, but do we thirst for Him? Do we long for Him? Do we find ourselves satisfied with the temporary things of this world instead of His eternal life?
I think it is easy to get content and complacent with the way things are. It's easy to get in a routine and forget that hunger and thirst for Christ.
But I think it is crucial for us to remember that He longs and thirsts for us. He longs for His people and He longs for us to trust Him.
Before COVID it was pretty easy to move along in my life and forget to slow down and seek Him. With all of this newfound time I find myself blessed with the ability to reflect and abide in His Word. I have found myself pursuing Him and talking to Him more often. I have also found that I crave this time, that I crave His peace and comfort - I crave His perfect love.
Truly, His love is better than life. Indeed, no matter what we face, no matter what lies ahead, His love is more. His love is better, sweeter than anything we can imagine.
Not only does God promise us to love us (which is more than we ever can ask for or deserve) but He also promises to satisfy us. His love satisfies our hearts and makes us whole. I know that I have been blessed to experience His fullness in the last several weeks even in the midst of so much chaos.
COVID or no COVID, moving forward in my life I will continue to seek Him, because He is good. I will continue to ache for His love in this fallen and broken world. I will continue to thirst for His peace that surpasses understanding. I will trust that He can and will do more in my life than I could possibly imagine.
Christ’s love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with the fullness of God. With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:19-20).
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