“You, God, are my God.” Psalm 63:1 NIV
Psalm 63 allows us to peer into the heart of this man after God’s own heart. It is an emotional psalm, coming out of the depths of David’s life, and it would be an injustice to pick the psalm apart while missing the feeling that it conveys. But while keeping the depth of feeling in mind, it is helpful to see what it means to seek after God: “You God, are my God.” David knew God in an intimate, personal way. There is a vast difference between knowing about a person and actually knowing that person. You can learn a lot about any world leader. You can read news articles and books on his life. You can learn all about his personality, his personal habits, and his family life. But it is still not the same as knowing them personally. This is how it must be with God if we want to seek Him. There must have been a time when you met Him personally through Jesus Christ. Jesus said (John 17:3), “This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.” Our introduction to God comes when we turn from our sin to God and trust in Jesus Christ and His death on our behalf. He gives us eternal life as His free gift. We are then called to develop our relationship by spending time with our new Friend through the weeks and months and years in a variety of situations. “Seeking after God” means that we are seeking to develop an intimate relationship with the God whom we have met personally through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord Jesus, I want to know You more intimately than ever before.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord Jesus, I want to know You more intimately. Holy Spirit, lead me into a deeper and closer walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. AMEN
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