When was the last time you earnestly searched for something or someone? I lost a wallet once that I never did find, but it was not for lack of earnest seeking. You may know what it’s like to lose your keys or your money, or maybe a beloved pet. I hope you don’t know what it is like to have a child or other family member missing. Oh, how we would diligently search for a missing loved one!

David was in the wilderness and he was earnestly seeking God. It wasn’t that he thought God was lost in the wilderness. He remembered a previous close encounter with the Lord’s glory and power back in the sanctuary. David longed to find and experience that sense of closeness again. He employed the metaphor of thirst that he used back in Psalm 42 to illustrate the sharp need and desperation he felt to get to God.