Heart Of WorshipSample

A Place to Worship

I find some of the psalms to be so rich. I think of psalms like Psalms 23, 27, 34, 46, 86, 

103, 121, and 145, but I think of all psalms, my favorite has to be Psalm 63. Where else 

in the Bible do you find such a passionate heart for God, especially in the first

five or six verses? Verse 2 is a bit surprising. What does David mean by saying, “I have 

looked upon you in the sanctuary?” David is in the Judean desert, fleeing for his life 

from his own son. There is no sanctuary in the desert. Is David referring to the 

tabernacle back in Jerusalem? I don’t think so. A sanctuary is a place to meet God, 

and David must have had to find a sanctuary in the desert, a private sanctuary 

beneath the stars, a place where he could meet with his God and worship.

Above all, David was a worshipper. He could not wait to worship. He could not not 

worship. He would have to find a sanctuary in the desert, a place where he would 

encounter God, a place to see the power and glory of God. What about you? Are you 

a worshipper? Wherever you are, whether at home, in the car, in an airport, on a golf 

course, or in a hotel room, do you find a sanctuary, a place to worship and pray and 

sing and listen? Do you find a place to draw close in holy wonder and meet with 

your God?