“You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 NIV
If you had to pick a single word to describe our society, perhaps the most accurate word would be “pressure”. We live in a day marked by pressure in almost every area of life. At five years old we are thrust into school where there is pressure to perform and to compete for grades. We join sports teams where there is more pressure to excel. We face the pressure of further education and once we’re there, of making it through. Then there is the pressure of finding good employment and, once we get it, of doing well enough to keep it and being promoted. There are family pressures: finding the right mate and building a solid marriage in a culture where divorce is easy and accepted. There are the pressures of raising godly children in this fast-changing society. World problems, economic problems, personal problems, and the problems of friends and loved ones all press upon us. During such pressures, there is one thing that will determine the course of your life: your priorities. Everyone has a set of priorities. King David was a man who knew what it meant to live under pressure. As the king of Israel, he knew the pressures of leadership. David knew the pressure of problems. During his reign, his son, Absalom, led a rebellion against him. David and his loyal followers had to flee for their lives, spending a short while in the north-eastern portion of the wilderness of Judah. In that barren land, fleeing for his life from his own son, feeling disgraced and rejected, with an uncertain future, David penned Psalm 63, to seek the Lord.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord, may our priority during the pressures of life be to seek You.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, with all the pressures of life which we are facing at this moment, may our priority be to seek You with everything we have. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
Psalm 103:1-14
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