Psalm 63:1: “O God, You are my God; / Early will I seek You; / My soul thirsts for You; / My flesh longs for You / In a dry and thirsty land / Where there is no water.”

March 9th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional

King David understood that every human being is thirsty for God. Some are more aware of this thirst than others, and some deny that they are even thirsty at all. But deny or admit, every person has this thirst, and those who do not know Him, attempt to quench it with someone or something other than God. We actually need a relationship with God more than we need food to eat, air to breath, or water to drink. We will of course die physically without food, air, and water; but without God, we will experience the death of separation from God for eternity. British pastor F. B. Meyer wrote, “God has set Eternity in our heart, and man’s infinite capacity cannot be filled or satisfied with the things of time and sense.”

God has given us the great privilege and honor of introducing others to Him, but are we doing it with wisdom? There is an interesting secular story about a young salesman who was disappointed at losing a big sale. As he spoke with his manager, he lamented, “I guess it just proves you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” The manager replied, “Son, take my advice. Your job is not to make him drink; your job is to make him thirsty.” This is a necessary part of our understanding of evangelism. The result of our lives being filled with Jesus Christ is that it will naturally create a thirst in others for the Gospel.

“LORD, help us to make people thirsty for You. We desire to be useful to You this day, so fill us again with all the gifts we need, in Jesus’ name.”

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Psalms 63 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 nightwatches.

⁷ Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

⁸ My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

⁹ But those that seek my soul, to destroy it , shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

¹⁰ They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. 

¹¹ But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.