APR 8

Psalm 63
Memorise Psalm 63:1
“…early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee…”

I remember during one retreat years ago, I was approached by a teen who said he wanted to profess Christ. After talking to him, I found out that he just wanted Christ to save him, but he was not prepared for Christ to be His Lord, for he did not want to give up the world. Sadly, there are teens like him who say they seek God, but are not genuine.

Psalm 63:1 shows how much David sought God: “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”. As we have seen earlier, we must seek God with all our heart and soul. Our soul must continually realise that this world is full of sin, and the Holy Spirit is our sole source of sanctification. He alone can continually wash and cleanse us from sin. David realised that without the Holy Spirit, we would have fallen deeper and deeper into sin, for none will naturally seek God. Once our soul realises this need, our heart must seek Him as our Lord (“thou art my God”), confessing we are nothing before His divine holiness, and desiring to obey His every command.

This realization of how much we need Him will drive us to seek Him early in the morning. While we may or may not do our quiet time in the morning, we must commit each day to Him in prayer in the beginning, to start the day with Him. We must daily confess He is our Lord and place Him first in everything we do, not just on the Lord’s Day. The extent of our yearning for God is likened to how a thirsty man desperately seeks for water in a desert. Is that how our relationship with God is?

So dear teen, when you wake up tomorrow, may you share your first thoughts with God. And as Psalm 63:6 also exhorts us, let your last thoughts of the day be those of God too. David’s psalm conveys the sense that his day is never complete without such intense heartfelt daily communion. This is one way to tell if we are truly seeking God.

Thought: Can I truly say, O God Thou art my God?
Prayer: Lord, may I always seek after Thee!