Today’s Thought “Stay Hydrated” G. Ward

 

Psalm 63:1 God, You are my God; I shall be watching for You; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a dry and exhausted land where there is no water.

 

While worship is primarily perceived as something done corporately and on Sunday mornings, King David gives us insight from the true believer’s desire to intimately depend on Holy God comparable to one travelling in a desert while absolutely parched, desiring a cool drink of water. He’s craving the Lord’s presence more than being rescued. I say that in view of this psalm being indicative of King Saul’s unrelenting pursuit of him (merely due to jealousy, in how the people esteemed David over himself). Moreover, perhaps this great psalm could have derived from his own son’s murderous plot against him – whereby too was ever encompassing. Regardless, it instructs us to know we also should celebrate our Lord’s presence similarly. His care for today is no different than for David’s dilemma then. HE insists, no matter the circumstance, we’d “let our requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”

 

And Lord God, we’re especially glad that Your reign and rule of us is considerably more than what we ever thought could exist for this life given by You and while so many seek to thwart the many pitfalls of life, we understand when we encounter various trials, to know that “the testing of our faith produces endurance” and so we don’t run aimlessly, but unto Your Mighty Shelter, through Jesus, Amen.