Psalm 63

Psalm 62 began saying, “My soul silently waits for God.”  Psalm 63 begins, “My soul thirsts for You.”  This is truly the issue of our existence on earth.  The chief difficulty with men is that their souls are troubled.  The rich man is no longer satisfied with his money; the strong man is no longer satisfied with his strength; the proud man is no longer satisfied with his position or popularity; the immoral man is no longer satisfied with his latest experience.  We are in a constant state of lust.  What we have or are is never enough for very long.

Sadly, we are deceived.  We do not see that the problem is in the soul, and that the only satisfaction is in God!  Our soul thirsts for God! 

Why do we not see this?  Perhaps because we refuse to allow ourselves to remain long enough in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.  We refuse to allow ourselves to dwell in a needy situation.  We turn up the volume of the insignificant so that we won’t have to think or meditate on our thirst.  We mask the pain in our soul with medication or by ignoring the difficult relationship or moving to another town or resigning or running or immersing ourselves in technology or whatever so-called addictions we have chosen.

To make sense of this Song, and to make sense of life itself, just keep your eye on David’s soul. 

·         His soul was thirsty (v1).  So he looked for God in the sanctuary, in the place where God would be found in truth, in His power and glory.  For us, we search for God in His word; and we find Him there IN CHRIST JESUS. 

·         He believed his soul would be satisfied (v5).  The reason he believed this was because when he searched for God he found Him to be more satisfying than life itself (v3). 

·         His soul follows close behind God (v8).  Now, even in the middle of the night while awake on his bed, his thoughts are on God.  He rejoices because his thirsty soul has found the fountain of living waters.

This world is filled with thirsty souls.  That is undeniable.  Do you, do we, understand that our thirsty souls are thirsty for God.  He made us to desire Him.  Will we quit trying to satisfy our thirst with the offerings of a dry and thirsty land?  Let us look for Him in the sanctuary. 

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and my burden is light (words of Jesus found in Matthew 11:28-30).