“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.”
– Psalm 63:1
David knew the Lord, he’d been anointed by God, his heart was after the Lord’s heart. Yet writing from a literal desert, he says his physical thirst is nothing compared to his spiritual thirst for a greater knowledge and experience of God! His desire to know God better was incredibly deep and powerful – it’s no wonder David accomplished so much through God’s power despite so many obstacles and setbacks!
Do you feel like David? If you aren’t yet a follower of Jesus, that desperate thirst for the divine can only be satisfied once you embrace Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, your Lord and Savior. If you’re a follower of Jesus, then God’s Spirit lives within you and you’re already united with Christ. However, you can still live a life that quenches your experience and awareness of God’s glory within you. Are you desperate for a greater awareness of God’s presence and work? Are you fainting with thirst for a richer experience of Christ-in-you? Are you wholeheartedly seeking a greater experience of God’s glory?
David models a posture we should all be in – knowing God, yet hungry to know Him more completely. God promises that those of His people who seek Him will find Him. So, as a Christian, are you pursuing God – through regular prayer, study, meditation, worship, and fasting? Are you crying out to Him for more of Himself as your number one most earnest prayer need? Are you seeking clarity about God’s will for your life and seeking to live within His will so that you’ll more fully experience His pleasure?