0241. THREE SOUL EXPERIENCES.

THREE SOUL EXPERIENCES.

Psa_63:1,Psa_63:5,Psa_63:8.

Introduction.

Three Clauses. These three clauses constitute the three pivots on which the Psalm revolves; or "the three bends in the stream of its thought and emotion."

Three Statements About his Soul.

I. A Thirsty Soul (Psa_63:1).

Thirsty Man. The Psalmist draws a picture of himself as a thirsty man in a waterless land. It is a vivid picture.

Conscious. He was not only conscious of soul thirst, but he knew what he wanted, and that is far different to many.

The difference between the animal and spiritual appetites is that we know what the bodily appetite craves for, but we are not as quick in discerning for what our souls thirst.

Determination. He was determined to seek the Lord. And to seek Him "earnestly" (R.V., margin, for early).

II. A Satisfied Soul (Psa_63:5).

Future. Note, when the Psalmist said he would be satisfied. "Shall be."

Remember. It is "when I remember Thee" and "meditate on Thee." Our soul satisfied by way of our brains, that is, by thinking and putting thought into action.

III. A Craving Soul (Psa_63:8).

Surprise. You would not expect to find this.

Never Sick. "The man who follows after other good than God, has at the end to say,’ I am sick and tired of it, and it has lost all power to draw me.’" But the more you have of God the more you want, and the more you crave for.

Not Absent. But you will note it is not the craving to know better an absent One. "Thy right hand upholdeth me." He is present.

Autor: James Smith