Psalm 63vs1 ‘O God, You are my God, I earnestly search for You. My soul longs for You, my whole body longs for You, in this dry and parched and weary land where there is no water’
‘You are My God’ – God was David’s God – a personal God with whom He had a relationship. This is a key of Christaninity – bacause of Jesus we too can have a personal and intimate relationship with Father God.
‘I earnestly search for You’ - David wasn’t satisfied with ‘presenceless’ days – He wanted to meet with Father God every day. How often our quiet times become a duty – something that needs to be done – religious works – instead of making our quiet times about meeting with Father God. This should always be the goal of quiet times – a time to meet and spend time with Father God.
‘My whole body longs for you’ – every part of David longed for God – every part of him was desperate for God. How often I know that this is not true of me – there are parts of me that desire to honour God – but if I be honest there are also parts of me that do not desire God and want to live in sin. Often my mind entertains thoughts that I know displease God. This part of the Psalm should be my goal – our highest place of worship – every part of us surrendered to and desiring God – wow! Romans 12:1-2 calls this real worship. Being totally consumed by God! O God let this be true of me!
