Wednesday, July 18, 2007


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It's been a while since i've posted. i've been busy.

this psalm has been really affecting me of late:

63:1 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.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands.

5 My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
6 when I remember you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
7 for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.

9 But those who seek to destroy my life
shall go down into the depths of the earth;
10 they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
they shall be a portion for jackals.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by him shall exult,
for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

i listened to a great sermon by matt chandler (get the podcast. its the first message in the "Heart Matters" series) which addressed this Psalm, and his main question was: why do we not have the passion and desire for God that these guys had? it's a heavy question. dig into it.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

good post joe.

karawarnock; said...

i very much enjoyed that psalm.
with the inspirational forrest gump music in the background.

but seriously; and mr. chandler has a good question there.

nate said...

Can you really jump that high?

nate said...

Psalm 63:1
Was the most convicting part to me.