Devotionals
Psalm 63:1-5
Being thirsty is something all mankind has in common. The cool refreshing taste of water brings it own delight.
I remember waking-up from a surgery which had required anesthetic. In the first moments of recovery I experienced the most awful taste in my mouth; feeling much like having my mouth filled with cotton. I longed for, and begged for, just a drop of water. The first taste of water was only a small piece of crushed ice. It was wonderful!
Recently, where I live we were fourteen inches below the yearly average for rain. The earth was parched and cracked. Grass was grown and ugly. Gardens had to be watered daily--or die. Dear one, as I observed the earth through the summer, I compared it to David’s Psalm. My soul without God is parched, cracked, brown and ugly. I must “water it” daily with the Word of God. Jesus promised He would give us “living water”--and He does. What a joy never to experience a “dry thirsty soul” again!
“…but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 4:14 NKJV
When David wrote this Psalm he expressed his desire for God as having a “thirsty soul.” He compared his life to a “dry and thirsty land”. David was in the wilderness of Judah when he wrote these words. He knew the meaning of thirst. He longed to be back in Jerusalem, to worship in the temple but he could not as he was in hiding from the rage of King Saul.
King David further expressed his search for God.
1) He meditated on Him day and night.
2) He looked for Him in the sanctuary.
3) He longed to see God’s power and glory.
4) He found God’s loving-kindness to be better than life itself.
5) In his search, He found God--was able to praise with his mouth and to lift his hands.
He found the satisfaction he was looking for--not in a place, not in an experience--but in a relationship with God. David said, “everyone who swears by Him shall glory!” What a relationship David developed with the Living God!
Father, Thank you for the “living water” that Jesus gives to my dry thirsty soul. Thank you for the relationship that is mine because of your loving-kindness, mercy and grace. Amen
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