Saturday, August 16, 2025

Reflection - Psalm 63 - Ignoring God

Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 63, "Ignoring God", Page 92.
By Dave Branon, Our Daily Bread Writer



Psalm 63
PHOTO: Psalm 63
O God, you are my God;
earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my body longs for you;
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.

I have seen you in the sanctuary,
and beheld your power and your glory.
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods,
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.

They who seek my life will be destroyed;
they will go down to the depths of the earth.
They will be given over to the sword
and become food for jackals.

But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by God's name will praise him,
while the mouths of liars will be silenced.


Ignoring God
As a former high school teacher and occasional college instructor, I had this recurring thought: How terrible it will be to stand up in front of a classroom of students and have no one pay attention - to talk and have no one listen, to give instructions and have the students ignore them.

None of us enjoys being ignored. If we're in a conversation with a friend, it hurts to have our words disregarded. If we're in a store looking for help, it's irritating to be ignored by the clerks. When we're struggling with a problem, it's painful when no one offers to help.

Imagine, then, how it must grieve God when we ignore Him. Think of how His heart of love must break when, despite the fact that He dwells within us through the Holy Spirit, we act as if He's not there. Or consider how He must feel when His guidelines contained in the book He gave us are ignored.

Let's be careful not to ignore God. In ways large and small, let's keep Him in our thoughts moment by moment. We do that by reading the inspired writing He has given us; by spending time in prayer and listening for His still, small voice, by thinking about His presence, by serving others in His name. May we be able to say with the psalmist, "
My soul clings to you" (Psalm 63:8).
- Dave Branon
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Psalm 63
O God, you are my God;
earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my body longs for you;
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.

I have seen you in the sanctuary,
and beheld your power and your glory.
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods,
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.

They who seek my life will be destroyed;
they will go down to the depths of the earth.
They will be given over to the sword
and become food for jackals.

But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by God's name will praise him,
while the mouths of liars will be silenced.
Ignoring God
As a former high school teacher and occasional college instructor, I had this recurring thought: How terrible it will be to stand up in front of a classroom of students and have no one pay attention - to talk and have no one listen, to give instructions and have the students ignore them.


As a former high school teacher and occasional college instructor, I had this recurring thought:
PHOTO: As a former high school teacher and occasional college instructor, I had this recurring thought: How terrible it will be to stand up in front of a classroom of students and have no one pay attention - to talk and have no one listen, to give instructions and have the students ignore them.
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None of us enjoys being ignored. If we're in a conversation with a friend, it hurts to have our words disregarded. If we're in a store looking for help, it's irritating to be ignored by the clerks. When we're struggling with a problem, it's painful when no one offers to help.


None of us enjoys being ignored.
PHOTO: None of us enjoys being ignored. If we're in a conversation with a friend, it hurts to have our words disregarded. If we're in a store looking for help, it's irritating to be ignored by the clerks. When we're struggling with a problem, it's painful when no one offers to help.
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Imagine, then, how it must grieve God when we ignore Him. Think of how His heart of love must break when, despite the fact that He dwells within us through the Holy Spirit, we act as if He's not there. Or consider how He must feel when His guidelines contained in the book He gave us are ignored.


Imagine, then, how it must grieve God when we ignore Him.
PHOTO: Imagine, then, how it must grieve God when we ignore Him. Think of how His heart of love must break when, despite the fact that He dwells within us through the Holy Spirit, we act as if He's not there. Or consider how He must feel when His guidelines contained in the book He gave us are ignored.
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Let's be careful not to ignore God. In ways large and small, let's keep Him in our thoughts moment by moment. We do that by reading the inspired writing He has given us; by spending time in prayer and listening for His still, small voice, by thinking about His presence, by serving others in His name. May we be able to say with the psalmist, "
My soul clings to you" (Psalm 63:8).
- Dave Branon


Let's be careful not to ignore God.
PHOTO: Let's be careful not to ignore God. In ways large and small, let's keep Him in our thoughts moment by moment. We do that by reading the inspired writing He has given us; by spending time in prayer and listening for His still, small voice, by thinking about His presence, by serving others in His name. May we be able to say with the psalmist, "My soul clings to you" (Psalm 63:8).
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Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray that we be careful not to ignore God. In ways large and small, may we keep Him in our thoughts moment by moment. May we do that by reading the inspired writing He has given us; by spending time in prayer and listening for His still, small voice, by thinking about His presence, by serving others in His name. May we be able to say with the psalmist, 'My soul clings to you'.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
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Reflection - Psalm 63 - Ignoring God
Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 63, "Ignoring God", Page 92.
By Dave Branon, Our Daily Bread Writer



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Reference
[1] From "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Copyright @ 2009 by Discovery House Publishers, Psalm 63, "Ignoring God", Page 92.

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