Obey Your Thirst

Psalms 63:1-4 O God, you are my God; I shall seek you earnestly; my soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory. Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips will praise You. So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.

 

Insights

You are hungry for what you have been eating and thirsty for what you have been drinking

  • Obey your thirst; what have you been eating and drinking?
  • Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”
  • Proverbs 15:14 “A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.”
  • Proverbs 27:7 “A sated man loathes honey, but to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.”
  • Nothing is interesting if you’re not interested. -Kevin Gerald
  • 1 Peter 2:2 “like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation.”

God lives big in his house – the church

  • Psalms 63:2; God’s power and glory evident in the sanctuary 
  • Ephesians 1:23 “The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.”
  • David constantly talked about his love for the house of God
  • God isn’t contained in the four walls of a church building: but it is a place where we gather to be empowered to take the light of Jesus out into the world 
  • Tradition is the living faith of those now dead. Traditionalism is the idea of those now living. -Chuck Swindoll
  • Church is a house built for the glory and power of God

Worship is always a choice

  • Worship is not just a feeling; it’s a choice
  • People who live well have learned the power of a choice
  • Psalms 34:1 “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.”
  • Psalms 28:2 “Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.”
  • You can’t change your life in a day but you can change the direction of your life with a single choice 
  • We make thousands of choices every day; choose well 
  • Let your feelings follow your good choices 
  • In both good times and bad, let the praise of God be ever on your lips 
  • When we could complain, choose to worship