Moist vs Dry Heat: This morning Pastor John Green preached from Psalm 63, written by King David when he was in the Judean desert running from his son Absalom, who was out to kill him and take over the throne. He noted that the “wilderness” David mentioned was actually the hot, dry desert where almost nothing can live.

That reminded of my own experience with different kinds of heat. We lived in Oak Ridge, TN for more than 20 years. I was an avid tennis player, but the summer humidity made things so uncomfortable that hardly anyone attempted to play tennis whenever the temperature climbed above 80 degrees—you just couldn’t breathe! Once on a business trip to Tucson, AZ, I played tennis when the temperature was 115! I felt great, no trouble at all to breathe in the super dry heat. However, after a couple of hours both of my feet began to hurt—bad! When I took off my socks all the skin peeled off each of my feet in one piece! What a mess! I had no choice but to cancel my meetings and return home ASAP!

You and I need to learn what King David did: Wet or dry, whenever life turns up the heat, you can rely on our Heavenly Father! Like David, we should Pant for God, take Pleasure in God, and Praise God.