Psalms
63 – 65
Verse 63:1 is a powerful opening:
O True God, You are my God, the One whom I trust.
I seek You with every fiber of my
being.
In this dry and weary land with
no water in sight,
my soul is dry and longs for You.
My body aches for You, for Your presence.
How many of us can say they seek God “with every
fiber of my being?” How many of us have our soul’s “long” for the presence of
God? I know when things were “down” and I was coming from my death, I yearned
for God. But as the weeks plod on, and normalcy returns to life, I remain
thankful but not seeking “with every fiber of my being.” Why is that? Why when
in crisis do we turn to God, but in normal day to day life we may acknowledge
Him, but praying tends to become routine and loses passion.
I think we need to read Psalm 63 more than once in a while
to regain the passion we once had for following our Lord!
Verse 64:1 opens like many of our prayers today:
O True God, hear my voice! Listen to my
complaint!
Guard my life; keep me safe from my enemy’s threats.
We
tend to want God to fix our problems and ailments rather than bask in God’s
glory. Sure God wants to hear our complaints and petitions, but not all the
time. One thing I learned these past weeks is how casual I have always taken
God. Sure He is Lord in my life, but say
a magnificent healer that I wondered. It’s taking a while to sink in, but my
story is not a normal one. I have talked with paramedics who have never seen my
story play out. I am a novelty at the doctor’s office, since I am the one who
survived.
Was
it God? Was it just a coincidence that the timing worked perfectly? I tend to
believe it was God and not just dumb luck. Now I just need to convince my inner
self;-)
Verse
65:13 ends the reading:
Meadows are clothed with frolicking flocks of lambs;
valleys are covered with a carpet of
autumn-harvest grain;
the land shouts and sings in joyous
celebration.
God
is not just some old man in the sky, but rather He is everywhere and in
everything. He is not just man’s God, but rather God over all. We tend to
personify God too much and put limits on His character. But when the earth
explodes with bounty, It’s just as much a joyous celebration as church was this
weekend!