"O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for
you in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
you in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
I have seen you in the sanctuary and
beheld your power and your glory.
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul will be satisfied as with
the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
Because you are my help, I sing in the
shadow of your wings.
My soul clings to you; your right had upholds me."
Ps. 63:1-8
I love this chapter in Psalms. It was what I read for my time with God today. I try to spend some time each day with my God. I usually read a Psalm. I've been through the Psalms many times, but it seems that each time I read, God shows me something that relates so well to what is happening in my life right now.
Each day that I read, I look for something that it reveals to me about God, something that I can praise him for. Then I write down that praise in a journal.
God has changed me through that process.
He has revealed more of himself because I have choosen to look deeply into his word and search for more of who he really is. As I have come to know him more, I've come to understand myself more and my deep need for a loving God.
There is so much in these verses to praise him for,
his power and glory that he at times allows us to see
his love that satisfies my deepest needs
his giving such a sense of security that I can sing in the shadows of uncertainty.
It is a choice I must make - daily.
It's my choice to "remember"
my choice to sing in the shadows
my choice to cling.
Oh, how I wish that it was always so easy to do as it is to write that down.
There are times when I forget God
times when my voice can't sing
and times when it feels like my grip is slipping.
I'm so thankful that my God's love for me or his ability to forgive isn't determined by anything of myself.
It's all him,
God alone.
He alone is worthy.
