Text:
Psalm 63:1-6 (KJV)
1 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Observation:
This Psalm was written when David was experiencing one of the wilderness experiences in his life.
If you have been there, you know that these experiences can really be painful.
Our focal passage for today reveals where our focus should be to move us from pain to pleasure. David used the circumstance of being in the wilderness to take inventory of his life.
In doing this inventory David discovered three important things that he still had in the midst of his pain. This is what he remembered.
- He still had his God. When you have God He is all you need.
Psalm 63:2 (KJV)
2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
2. He still had his song. Singing will get you through your pain. It's always a good thing to sing praises to God.
Psalm 63:4 (KJV)
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
3. He still had his joy. Your circumstances may rob you of happiness, but you can have joy in the midst of your circumstances. You can have joy in the Lord always; anytime and anywhere.
Psalm 63:6 (KJV)
6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Prayer:
Father, we give glory and honor to You. Father, we are grateful for the grace that allows us to know You, and be known by You.
Father, we thank You for the encouragement that we get from the Psalms. Father, we pray for those who are currently going through a wilderness experience in their life.
Father, I pray that they will find hope and help in the inventory that David took in his wilderness experience. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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