So I gaze on you 

in the sanctuary 

to see your strength 

and your glory. 

My lips will glorify you because your faithful love 

is better than life. 

So I will bless you 

as long as I live; 

at your name, 

I will lift up my hands.

Psalm 63:2-4 CSB

David is out in the wilderness, the desert...and yet he looks for this image of God, and he does one simple thing:

He chooses to praise God. 

In the desert.

We sometimes use that desert analogy for ourselves:

Alone.

Dry.

Barren.

A place where there's no growth, perhaps it seems that there's no life. 

Perhaps we're in the desert because we're on the run from something, trying to find refuge.

Perhaps choosing to be there. 

David praises God for his faithful love even though he may not be feeling that right now. 

We can sing, even when we don't feel it, pray out loud even when we don't want to, use our voice towards the One who is Faithful Love.

David lifts his hands at the mention of God's name, even in the desert, alone, thirsty, he chooses to praise God anyway (and asks us to join him).

#psalms 

#Psalm63

#praiseGodanyway

#eveninthedesert