Leviticus 17:1-18:30; Psalm 119:145-176; Mark 6:30-56
O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You…in a dry…land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1 NKJV
David was separated from the sanctuary in Jerusalem during the time of Absalom’s revolt (2 Sam. 15-18). It was during this time that he wrote this psalm, often called “The Song in the Solitudes”. Alone, fleeing the revolt, and away from the dwelling place of God in Jerusalem, David throws himself upon the Lord, and cries, “O God, You are my God!” Bernard Osborne said, “Our vision on the mountain should be our comfort in the valley”. Take a moment to read this psalm, climb the mountain and allow it to speak to your heart! —Jim Comte
He will never, never leave me nor yet forsake me here,
While I live by faith and do His blessed will;
A wall of fire about me, I’ve nothing now to fear. —Charles W. Fry