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"O God, you are my God;...My soul clings to you;..." 

~ Psalm 63:1a,8a

 

What you and I and every single human being needs is not a what at all but a who.  It is God himself that we need.  This psalm highlights the eternal truth that what we should be most desiring is God’s presence more than his provisions.  Do we want the blessing or the Blesser?...the reward or the Rewarder…the gift or the Giver?

Knowing God in who he is, being in right relationship to him through his Son Jesus Christ, encountering all of his attributes, is more than sufficient to meet our needs.  As David says here, it is better than life itself (v.3).  It is as satisfying (and more so) than the richest/choicest food and drink (v.5).  It is worth earnestly seeking and even fainting for (v.1). 

17 times David uses the word “you/your” in these 11 verses in reference to God as the object of his desire and source of his satisfaction and joy.  God, as HIS God (v.1), is where he has set his heart and mind (v.2,6).  This then is clearly seen in his words and actions.

Yes, of course, God does provide.  And yes, he instructions us to ask him to provide (“Give us this day our daily bread.”; Matthew 6:11).  He provides in his time, in his ways, for our good and for his glory.  We can absolutely trust him for this.  Rather than spending most of our time trying to secure things from God, let’s spend more time beholding the power and glory and beauty of God (v.2), blessing his name (v.4), singing for joy (v.7,11) and praising him with our lips (3,5). 

Where is your heart and mind set?  What is it that you think about when you’ve got nothing specific to think about?  Do you look (v.2) and behold (v.2) and remember (v.6) and meditate (v.6) and cling (v.8) to the God of all power and glory (v.2)?  How does what your heart and mind is set upon affect your words and actions? 

Let us lift up our hands (v.4) to the one whose right hand lifts us up (v.8), and bless his name as long as we live (v.4)!