The 3,000-Year-Old Prayer for When God Feels Far Away | Psalm 63

When God feels far away, pray this 3,000-year-old prayer from Psalm 63. It is the morning prayer King David prayed while hiding in the wilderness of Judah - tired, thirsty, and far from the house of God he loved - and the early church taught believers to pray it every morning. ► LIKE! 👍 ► COMMENT! 💬 ► SHARE! ➤ ► SUBSCRIBE! 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@DailyJesusPrayers?sub_confirmation=1 ► TURN ON THE NOTIFICATION BELL! 🔔 If you are led to support our ministry, you may do so here: ► DONATIONS 👉 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailyjesusdevotional We appreciate your support! Your heart will beat about a hundred thousand times today, and you will hardly notice a single beat unless you stop and feel for it. It does not wait for your attention before it keeps you alive. Some of you are in a season where God feels just like that. You pray, but nothing seems to answer. You still believe, yet you cannot sense Him the way you once did. That is exactly why you need this psalm today - because David begins by saying "You are my God" before he ever names the dryness, and a few verses later, everything turns. This morning devotional walks through three truths from Psalm 63. First, your thirst for God is not a sign He has left - a lifeless soul does not thirst for anything, and Hagar in the wilderness of Beersheba discovered the well was already there (Psalm 63:1, Psalm 42:1-2, Genesis 21:19, Psalm 145:18). Second, praise God before you feel Him near - David praised in the dry place, and Jonah gave thanks inside the fish before he ever saw dry ground (Psalm 63:3, Jonah 2:4, Jonah 2:9, Hebrews 13:15). Third, the God you are seeking is already holding you - the turn in David's prayer that almost everyone reads straight past, and the one simple thing I will ask you to do with your right hand that you will not forget (Psalm 63:8, John 20:16, Acts 17:27). Stay to the end for a blessed prayer over your dry season, your family, your finances, your healing and your breakthrough, in the mighty name of Jesus. 🙏 If this prayer blessed you, comment "AMEN" and share it with someone who has been praying into silence. 🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a morning prayer. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 God Has Not Moved Away From You 0:52 King David in the Wilderness of Judah (Psalm 63:1) 1:49 David Discovers Who Was Really Holding Whom 2:26 Your Thirst for God Is Not a Sign He Has Left 2:59 As the Deer Pants for the Water Brooks (Psalm 42:1-2) 3:31 Drifting vs Longing - and Hagar in the Wilderness of Beersheba 4:06 God Opened Her Eyes and She Saw the Well (Genesis 21:19) 4:47 The Lord Is Near to All Who Call Upon Him (Psalm 145:18) 5:37 Praise God Before You Feel Him Near 6:18 Your Lovingkindness Is Better Than Life (Psalm 63:3) 6:53 Jonah Prayed From Inside the Fish (Jonah 2:4, Jonah 2:9) 8:18 The Sacrifice of Praise (Hebrews 13:15) 9:27 The God You Are Seeking Is Already Holding You 9:47 Your Right Hand Upholds Me - The Turn in David's Prayer (Psalm 63:8) 10:20 Place Your Right Hand Over Your Heart 11:14 Mary Magdalene at the Empty Tomb (John 20:16) 11:58 He Is Not Far From Each One of Us (Acts 17:27) 12:46 How to Pray When God Feels Far Away 13:12 A Morning Prayer for When God Feels Far Away (Pray Along) 17:22 Closing Thanksgiving and Amen 17:44 Share This Prayer and Leave Your Prayer Request Scriptures in this prayer (NKJV): Psalm 63:1 • Psalm 42:1-2 • Genesis 21:19 • Psalm 145:18 • Psalm 63:3 • Jonah 2:4 • Jonah 2:9 • Hebrews 13:15 • Psalm 63:8 • John 20:16 • Acts 17:27 #Psalm63 #MorningPrayer #WhenGodFeelsFarAway