psalm 63

 I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. Psalms 63:8

When you're feeling like a failure and don't think you can do anything correct, remember, God loves us AND seeks us! He knows our flaws and failures. He knows our thoughts and desires. He knows what we've done and what we will do and yet, the desire to get close to Him, to learn about Him and grow in Him exist because He first wanted us and sought us out! God wants us to be close to Him, to learn about Him and to grow in Him because He loves us! As a result, before we ever thought to seek Him, He sought us and started to draw us to Him.

AW Tozer puts our pursuit of God this way, "before a man can seek God, God must first have sought the man.
"Before a sinful man can think a right thought of God, there must have been a work of enlightenment done within him. We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit. “No one can come to me,” said our Lord, “unless the Father who sent me draws them” (John 6:44)

All the time we are pursuing Him we are already in His hand: “Your right hand upholds me.”

Join me in reading Psalm 63 and be encouraged!

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In the early morning hours, Janell found herself tossing and turning. With a God whisper in her ear, she released her desire to stay nestled under the comforter and instead got up and found her Bible. In this unplanned, unexpected episode, Janell shares the deep love of God in the words penned in Psalm 63. She found herself asking, "Do I really believe these words?" In true Lectio Divina fashion, Janell reads Psalm 63, inviting you to ask yourself the same question, "Do I really believe these words?"

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Are you feeling weary and tired? Maybe you need to reset your attention to find rest and freedom from all your self-efforts.

Scripture portions are from Psalm 63, Psalm 16, John 7, and Matthew 11.

Psalms Series Part 5
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Psalm 63 - Canon Tim Clayton continues our series in the Psalms with a closer look at Psalm 63.

How much did David know that these Psalms/Prayers of his were also about Jesus?

How can we find ways to open up to God to allow him to work within the deep parts of our being?

Join us as Cn Tim looks in depth at Psalm 63 this week and in part how prayer affects our souls and also affects our bodies.  When you hit life's challenges this is another great Psalm to have memorized. A Psalm of promise and perspective.

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This morning’s devotional looks at Psalm 63 and the soul-thirst of King David within the wilderness of Judah. 

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A sermon from Psalm 63 in our Psalms Series given by Joe Guenther.

How much can be said in just 5 verses?  Well, quite a bit actually.  And that is all there is to Psalm 100; a Psalm of thanksgiving.  Within these verses we find a call to shouts of worship and to serve the Lord with glad hearts.  We find identity -- both the Lord's and ours.  We see Him as Creator and sustainer of life.  Beyond all of this, we find the Lord as good, loving, and faithful.  He is everything we could ever hope for or long for.  

Continuing on in this series, we are diving into these verses and allowing them to shape and transform us.  To convict and draw our hearts into deeper dependence upon the Lord. Please join me today as we look at Psalm 100, A Psalm Of Thanks.    

Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.  Psalm 63:3

Psalm 63 is the next installment in the "Summer Of Psalms" series.  It is a Psalm that David wrote while being in the desert; probably while on the run from King Saul.  But as we look at the contents, we see no desperation on behalf of David.  No imminent abandonment of the Lord.  Rather he is resolved to worship and praise God.  To see God's love as even better than his own life.  And to see God as the one who will defend the cause of the righteous...that evildoers will be brought to justice.  All of this awaits us in Psalm 63.  Grab your Bible, pour yourself a cold drink, find a nice comfy chair in the shade, and let's dig in together!  

Pastor of Formation & Mission Benjamin Kandt kicks off the 5th annual Summer in the Psalms series at NewCity with a sermon from Psalm 63 on spiritual hunger.

Zack brought a message from James 4 about fighting and prayer.

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Youth Pastor Zack Jernigan taught from John 14 and other scriptures on God's loving sacrifice for the world.

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Zack shared part 4 of our open-house series preaching out of Mark 10.

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