Psalm 63:1NIV
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
Can you relate to King David? When he wrote this Psalm he was stranded in a desert. You heard me, things were not going great for David. In that moment, we can certainly guess David did not feel like someone who was ordained to be King. As a matter of fact, he was stranded and hiding in the desert because the man he once served was coming to kill him (read 1Samuel 23:14-29) out of jealousy and bitterness. In all this, I love how David praised God by acknowledging only God can give him the water he longs for amid his trials. This passage was given to me in a season in my life where I felt stranded. As a matter of fact, every time the Spirit told me this is what I want you to study and write about, I deleted it. My attitude was nowhere near what David's attitude was during the entire chapter of Psalm 63. If I am honest, I was angry, bitter, and annoyed with God each time he reminded me about the verse. Then the Spirit of God led me to a series of reminders as I cried out to God, he opened my eyes to see the message. Do I (we) only seek God during the sunny and raining days. Or do (I) we praise God and seek him earnestly during the storms and difficult trials in our lives as well. As David was put to the test of trusting God during a difficult situation, I love how in 1Samuel 23:14 the scripture says, "David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands." We might be fighting many strongholds in our lives but as long we seek God and trust him through the storm, he will protect us against our enemies (Psalm 27:1-3). We all know the outcome of David's life, despite the trials that he endured. Our God is faithful! That is why Jesus to the point of death in 1Peter 2:23 reminds us “When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly." God might seem invisible in your time of droughts, but he is right there with you until the right hour arrives. Just as he sent Jesus to rescue us at the right time while we were powerless and ungodly (Romans 5:6-8), he will see you through until the end. Hold on to your faith, our God is faithful!
