- 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. (This person knows God and is still having difficult times! Sound familiar?)
- My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. (Hmmm … the words of God are like water for the thirsty soul. Maybe I’m not too tired to read the Bible after all.)
- The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. (Not only are God’s words nourishment to our souls, but He will use us to nourish others with His words as well.)
- “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Who does Jesus think He is, the Word of God or something?)
- Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. (Looks like Jesus is the Word made flesh, and we are to think hard about how He found nourishment from God’s words when His life became very difficult.)
- Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. (There is a reward for doing the right thing—like feeding on God’s word—as if it weren’t enough of a reward in itself!)
(Psa. 63:1 / Psa. 119:28 / Isaiah 50:4 / Matt. 11:28 / Heb. 12:3 / Gal. 6:9)
Keep striving,
–Mike