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!