Do you find that things are just not the way they used to be? You are in a place that you have never been before - a spiritually barren and dry place. What should you do? What does the Bible say is your answer?

 

In Psalm 63:1-2, David cried out - "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; To see Thy power and Thy glory, so as I have seen Thee in the sanctuary." 

 

In answer to that, Matthew Henry - the renowned Bible commentator - remarked - "Our desires must not only be offered up to God, but they must all terminate in Him, desiring nothing more than God, but still more and more of Him."

 

We live in a day and an hour when men are seeking after everything and everyone but God. Resultantly, our land has become a "dry and thirsty land, where no water is."

 

It is pictured in the above Scripture as a barren, arid, dry, and solitary wilderness - a parched land where the travelers are faint and weary as a result of the journey. This is a perfect picture of humanity today - desolate, faint, thirsty, and exhausted. They are looking for satisfaction - something that will gratify the thirsting of their parched souls. Because they have left God out of their lives, the land offers no refreshment or relief for their utter weariness. 

 

We are reminded in Matthew 12:43 that the unclean spirits "walk through dry places seeking rest." Who would argue with the fact that our lives today - like never before - are surrounded by so much demonic activity? It is definitely a "dry and thirsty land" in which we live.

 

But, where is God - the Fountain of Living Waters?

Where can we go to find Him?

 

When this particular Psalm was written, David was in the wilderness of Judah - separated from the sanctuary. Even though he was distant from the place of worship, he was determined that he would draw God to the place where he was at at the time. The way he would do this would be through his earnest longings.

 

Psalm 63:1 expresses his heartfelt hunger - "O God, Thou art my God..." The first name "God" is the Hebrew word Elohyim which is plural in number and is the word usually used to designate God. The second title "God" is the Hebrew word Eel which signifies God as the Strong and Mighty One. In other words, He is the Almighty - the One Who has "all power" "in heaven and in earth"(Matthew 28:18) and is able to deliver and save us from any and every situation that we face.  

 

He is not only God, but He is your God.

 

David recognized the situation and the circumstances that were surrounding him. What did he do? He sought the Lord with his whole being. How? He sought Him "early" and earnestly.

 

What really matters to you will be placed first on your agenda for the day.

 

David sought God "early." Before other things came in to distract and sidetrack him or control and direct him, he sought the Lord as his Strength and Power. He sought Him with utmost care so as not to miss His blessing.

He also sought God earnestly - "my soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee..."(Psalm 63:1). With all his passions and desires - with his entire being - he longed supremely for His presence in his life.

 

What was David after? "To see Thy power and Thy glory."(Psalm 63:2)

He had tasted of the goodness of the Lord(Psalm 34:8) and saw His mighty power in the sanctuary. But he was in "a different place" now. He longed for that same presence in his life - now as then.

 

James 4:8 promises - "Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you..."
Perhaps as David, you find yourself in "a different place" than before.

You are now in a parched and dry land - so to speak - surrounded on all sides by spiritual barrenness and demonic activity.

 

Don't be caught up with mundane things as others.

Do as David did.

 

With your entire being, seek God "early" and earnestly.

Give Him first place each day.

Long for His presence in your life as a parched traveler in an arid desert longs for a drop of water.
God will refresh you with His power and His glory.

 

Just remember that God - He is Your God!

Yearn for Him today!

You will not be denied!