Every Hour: A 3-Day Devotional With David LeonardSample

Needy People

“God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you. I thirst for you; my body faints for you in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.” – Psalm 63:1

It’s funny. As many of us are growing up in the place we call home, we start looking forward to the day we’ll get to leave. We want to head out on our own, explore the world, and do our own thing. But when that happens, it sometimes doesn’t take very long to recognize our need for that home we left. Life is hard, and we get homesick. When home is a safe and peaceful place, we long for its comforts.

That’s not just true in our earthly lives, it’s also a picture of our relationship with our heavenly Father. Distracted by our own pursuits, we forget our need for God. Or maybe we don’t forget altogether, but we push that need aside.

Until we can’t.

When David wrote Psalm 63, he was in the desert and in great danger. He didn’t have a drop of water and he was being chased by people who wanted to kill him. He longed for home, but not in the way we might think. He wasn’t wishing he had his own bed or someone to cook his favorite meal and do his laundry. There was only one thing on David’s mind. He needed to know and experience the greatness of God.

Do you recognize that need in your life?

There is a deep longing inside of us that is only content when we’re at “home” with the Lord. These last few years have been a reminder to us all how desperately we need God, and that’s a good thing. Without difficulty, we tend to forget our need, but forgetting doesn’t make our need any less real. In John 15:5, Jesus said, “You can do nothing without me.” In Psalm 40:17 David wrote, “I am oppressed and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and my deliverer; my God, do not delay.”

The fact is, we’re needy people. We need the Lord, every hour of every day. And He is fully willing and able to meet our need.

Reflection

·Why do you need God every moment of every day?

·What are some signs a person is remembering his or her need for God each day? What are some signs a person has forgotten this?

·Acknowledge your continual need for the Lord. Thank Him for providing for your needs and ask Him to help you eagerly seek and trust Him as He does.