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.
To see Thy power and Thy glory so as I have seen Thee in the sanctuary.
Psalms 63:1-2
This psalm is describing a man’s deep longing in his heart for God. Every believer should pray as David did in this psalm.
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?
Psalms 42:2
As water is essential for physical life, so God and His presence are essential for satisfaction and wholeness of life. True believers will hunger and thirst for God and His grace, blessings, and supernatural activity in their lives. To stop thirsting for God is to die spiritually; thus we must not allow anything to diminish our intense desire for the things of God.
“Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you” (Matthew 6:33). The Lord we serve will supply our needs according to His riches in His glory. When we show ourselves to have a willing heart to interact with Him, we need to seek Him where He may be found.
Do we know God? Have we come to a point of being passionate for Him? Those who profess to know God must examine themselves by asking themselves the following: “Do I really possess a strong desire for God and His Presence in my life? Or do I go through life largely consumed with secular pursuits and worldly entertainment, while prayer, bible reading, and a deep hunger and thirst for God and His righteousness have little place?”
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Matthew 5:6
The foundational requirement for all godly living is to hunger and thirst for righteousness. The spiritual condition of a Christian all throughout their lives will depend on their hunger and thirst for the Presence of God…the Word of God…communion with Christ…fellowship of the Spirit.
It is essential that we be sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s convicting work in our lives.
Righteousness—our righteousness—is Christ Jesus Himself living in our hearts. Through this indwelling we might become “…the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21). We must hunger and thirst for the things of God and not of this world.
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Father, we come before You giving You all the praise and honor for this good day that You have given unto us. May You reign over our lives so that we can reign with Christ Jesus. May You increase our thirst to study Your Word and know You more than now. Let us embrace the gift of righteousness with gladness! In Jesus’ name I have prayed.
Amen!!
