‘Early Will I Seek You’

‘Early Will I Seek You’

O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.

Psalm 63:1

We are creatures of habit. Our habits are both the evidences of our character, and are the things which reinforce our character. What we do habitually will continue to perpetuate who and what we are. For us, whom God has transformed by free and Sovereign Grace, we have found that He has transformed our habits. It is not natural for us to seek the Lord at all. It is even more unnatural for us to seek Him ‘early.’ The Psalmist, in the portion of the verse which serves as our text for today, declares, ‘Early will I seek you.’ Here is the habit of the spiritually transformed soul.  Whom is it that we seek? It is Christ. The earlier we seek Him, and the more we seek Him, the more satisfying it will be for us. David understood this in some of the worst hours of his life. He wrote this Psalm when he was hiding in the wilderness of Judah from the venom of Saul, his enemy. Regardless of where you are today; regardless of how difficult your circumstances are, or how much your life hangs in doubt before you, your best recourse is to seek Christ, and that right early. Interaction with Christ will bear you up. Interaction with Christ will carry you through this day. Tomorrow is another day, and will require a fresh interaction. To seek Him early is all to your advantage.

O, Sun of Righteousness,
We look to You each morning,
we praise You that You ‘arise with healing in Your wings.’
Evermore, shed Your light upon us.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning