Today’s reading is Psalm 63.
When we are in the wilderness, when we face dry times, we may think God has abandoned us. Surely, if God were really our Father, He would never let us experience the wilderness. However, here is David in the wilderness. God’s chosen, anointed king faces the wilderness. In fact, he did so more than once. More than this, David’s wilderness time foreshadows the wilderness time of Jesus, his Son.
After Jesus was baptized, we may expect Him to be taken to a celebration. After all, the baptism was the most glorious moment He had experienced in His whole life to that point. However, following His baptism, the Spirit leads Him into the wilderness. Some translations say the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness. For forty days Jesus lived with the beasts and had no food or drink. It was a dry time.
And the enemy took advantage. After forty days, the tempter turned his attention to Jesus. “If you are the Son of God, turn this stone into bread.” In other words, “Surely, if God were your Father, He would never let you hunger. He loves too much for that, doesn’t He? If you’re really God’s Son, prove it.” But Jesus declared, “Man doesn’t live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” God had declared Jesus His Son. That declaration was good enough for Jesus. He would rely on God’s Word not on personal experiences or feelings. The dry times and wilderness times did not deny God’s Word.
In the same way, when we are in the dry times, we must hang on to the Word of God. Both the inspired and revealed Word and the incarnate and resurrected Word. God’s Word gives us life even in the dry times.
Tomorrow’s reading is Psalm 64.
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Discuss Today’s Meditation with Your Family
What do you find in Psalm 63 that you want to share with others, especially for their dry times?
Read the Bible 
Dry times are tough. But Jesus has been through them as well. Let’s walk with Jesus through the dry times. That’s the only way to end up satisfied with the Living Water.
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