My soul follows hard after You!

My soul follows hard after You!

" My soul follows hard after You! " Psalm 63:8

By this we understand the psalmist to mean that he was earnestly seeking the renewed enjoyment of the Lord's presence and love. In the earlier part of the psalm, he says, "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."

Sometimes the believer gets into an indifferent, carnal state of mind. When he is finally aroused from it, he finds that he has wandered to a distance from God, and lost . . .
  the enjoyment of His presence,
  the light of His countenance, and
  the manifestations of His love.

Then he seeks the Lord with concern and anxiety; and, for his correction, for a time he maybe left to struggle with darkness and difficulty. Then he knows what it is to follow hard after God, to press on amidst conflict and temptation. But though faint, he pursues—he is restless until he is again in the enjoyment of the presence and favor of God his Savior.

An earnest seeker will, before long, be a joyful finder. One who follows hard after God—will soon be rejoicing under the shadow of His wings!

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