Daily Devotionals
Daily Devotional: Psalms 63:1-5
Ps 63:1-5
1 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. 2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. 4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. 5 My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
Ephesians 1:17-19a
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe.
As we read this today, can we say that God is our God? Is he the God we worship and serve in our lives or is he just the God who is told about in the Bible? We can believe in him as the only deity and as the creator and still not have him as our own, as the God of our lives. For the Psalmist, God was his God.
The only way we can know God in this way is to come to him through the blood of Jesus that was offered for our sins on the cross. Jesus himself said that he was the way, the life and the truth and no one could come to the Father but by him. Peter declared that there is salvation in no other name than the name of Jesus. John said we know him when we follow his commands and love one another.
We are to long for God in our lives as we would long for water if stranded on a hot, parched and weary land. He is the God who saves us from our sin but he is also the God who gives us his Spirit to live in our hearts. He then empowers us to live for him and to become more like him. He gives us spiritual and heavenly wisdom to face the things we face each day. When we have seen and known our Lord, we will sing his praises as we share his peace and joy in our hearts.
My Father who is in heaven, holy and glorious is your name in all the earth. As you have forgiven me when I do not deserve to be forgiven, give me the ability to forgive those in my life that do not deserve it from me. As you have loved me, even when I was your enemy, overflow my heart with your love so I will love those around me that are not loveable. In the midst of a crooked world that is filled with turmoil and strife, give me your peace so I can rejoice in the midst of trials and problems. Fill my heart with thanksgiving so I will praise you in song and in all I do. Thank you for loving me. I pray in the name of Jesus my Lord.
Robert
