Hunger for God
Psalms 63:1-8
Psalm 63:1 (ESV)
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Psalm 63:9 (ESV)
But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth.
Psalm 63:1 (ESV)
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Psalm 42:1 (ESV)
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
1. Hunger Grows Out of a Decisive Commitment
Psalm 63:1 (ESV)
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Genesis 17:7 (NLT)
I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God.
“On January 12, 1723, I made a solemn dedication of myself to God, and wrote it down; giving up myself, and all that I had to God; to be for the future, in no respect, my own; to act as one that had no right to himself, in any respect. And solemnly vowed to take God for my whole portion and felicity; looking on nothing else, as any part of my happiness, nor acting as if it were; and his law for the constant rule of my obedience: engaging to fight against the world, the flesh and the devil, to the end of my life.”
- Jonathan Edwards, Personal Narrative
2. Hunger is Fueled by Time in God’s Presence
Psalm 63:2 (ESV)
So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.
3. Hunger is Compelled by an Awareness of God’s Goodness
Psalm 63:3 (ESV)
Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.
4. Hunger Produces Enjoyment of God
Psalm 63:4 (ESV)
So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.
