my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
So I will bless you as long as I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
when I remember you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings
I will sing for joy.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.
Psalm 63:1-8
David wrote these words when he was literally in the desert wilderness of Judah fighting for his life from those who wanted to kill him. I can hardly imagine.
I love his words. I love his focus. I love his honesty. I love it that David wasn't afraid to tell God how he felt. I love it that through his emotional ups and downs, the sin and repentance, the mistakes and achievements and pure humanness of it all...he is one of the people I can relate most to in the bible and the one said to be "a man after God's own heart". I believe David was claiming God's truth over his own life. I believe he was choosing to stand on what he knew to be true in the midst of what probably seemed like all hell breaking loose in his own life.
Lord, when we find ourselves in that desert place...help us to run to you as David did. Hold us in your everlasting arms. Reach for us. We claim your truth and salvation over us today. We drink deeply from the Water of Life...our Source and our Strength, our Refreshment, and our Joy. We hold fast to you. And we trust you with our heart.
Praying for you today.
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