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Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David

Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. Today, we'll open our Bibles to Psalm 63, where Paul will show us that we are hardwired to

thirst for the living God.

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Here's Paul Tripp with Psalm 63. None of these things has the power to quench your thirst.

Earth will never be your Savior. Psalm 63 is about being thirsty.

It's not talking about that in a physical way, but physical thirst is a good word picture

for something that God has placed in every human being. Every human being, even the most

irreligious person, is spiritually thirsty. Now, God wired that thirst inside of us to drive us to him.

Many of the things that we anxiously or frenetically pursue, we do so because we are trying our best to satisfy the thirst that's in our

hearts. So we think, a relationship with this person, if only this person loved me, or if only I could

marry to this person, then my wouldn't, my heart wouldn't be

hungry anymore. Or only if I could have this material thing fill in the blank, then I'd be

satisfied. Or if only I could achieve this level of success, maybe I wouldn't be thirsty anymore.

Or if only I had this power, if only I had this control,

only if I had this size of bank account,

only if I could have sexual satisfaction,

none of these things has the power to quench your thirst.

Earth will never be your Savior.

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