Finding Yourself in the Psalms
Psalm 63
A Prayer for the Soul Yearning for God
Third of three Psalms (61, 62, 63)
“Wilderness fleeing from Absolom” (62:3-4; 63:9,11)
I. The Longing for a Satisfied Soul (1-4) A. Wilderness – dessert – dry.
B. David was prohibited from worshiping God in the Temple
C. This was a time of SOLITUDE.
1. Forced solitude
2. Times of willing solitude.
a. Algonquin – Solo day.
b. Pastor Lou – Last Monday – GO AWAY!
3. “We must show a new generation of nervous, almost frantic Christians
that power lies at the center of the life” AW Tozer
4. “Unfortunately the world today does not seem to understand, in either man or woman, the need to be alone. Anything else will be accepted as a better excuse. If one sets time aside for a shopping expedition, that time is accepted as inviolable, but if one says, “I cannot come because it is my hour to be alone,” one is considered rude, egotistical or strange.”
Anne Lindbergh
D. Earnestly seeking God
1. Do we seek Him early?
2. Illus – Waking up the day of an important job interview
Waking up the day you are to leave for vacation
II. The Promise of a Faithful God (5-7) A. “My soul will be satisfied”
1. David knew that God could satisfy his soul more than the choicest foods could satisfy his body.
2. David remembered the times God delivered him
B. Meditation when he could not sleep
C. “Shadow of your wings” Remember Psalm 57?
III. The Satisfaction Found in God alone (8-11) A. My soul clings to you
B. David knows God would deliver him
C. Confidence in God’s abilities AND His purposes
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