During 2025, Peachtree Church is focusing on the Book of Psalms with a series called Dwell, through which we seek to deepen our conversation with God and open ourselves to hearing his response. The practice of praying three times each day will unite the voices of our hearts and souls as we seek the day when we will see the full realization of the Kingdom of God, promised in Revelation 21:3: “…Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.”
We will email devotionals twice weekly with Monday’s providing an overview of the Psalm as a whole, and Wednesday’s focused on that week’s Daily Dwell.
“Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.”
Psalm 63:3
Devotional
When David declares that God’s love is “better than life,” he is not making a statement from comfort or ease. He is speaking from a place where nothing feels secure and the future is unclear. Yet from that barren place, David is naming the reality that holds him when everything else has slipped from view.
To say that God’s love is better than life is to acknowledge that life is fragile. But God’s commitment to His people remains steady. David anchors himself not in what he can control but in the God who has control over all. This verse is about David remembering the One who has led and carried him time and time again.
His response, “my lips will glorify you,”does not begin in duty. It grows from recognition. For David, praise becomes the natural overflow of trust. His worship is born from remembering. It is the heart’s way of saying, “I know who holds me.”
We often imagine that wilderness seasons diminish our faith, but this Psalm shows something different. When the familiar falls away, we are brought back to what is most true. God’s love is not one more thing among many; it is the foundation beneath all things. And knowing that gives us our footing again.
In your own seasons of dryness or displacement, let this verse be a gentle reminder. You do not need to feel strong to be held. You do not need to see the path clearly to be kept by God’s faithful presence. When we remember that God’s love sustains us even when our own resources are thin, a quiet kind of praise begins to rise—a praise that trusts before it understands and rests before it resolves.
God’s love is better than life because it steadies us when life cannot. And from that place of being held, our lips learn to glorify again.
For Reflection
- When have you sensed God holding you in a season that felt barren or uncertain? What did that reveal about God’s character?
- David remembers God’s love before he responds in worship. What memories of God’s care come to mind for you today?
- In what ways might God be inviting you to rest in His love rather than rely on your own strength or clarity?
Prayer
Gracious God,
Thank You for a love that steadies us when life feels fragile. In every wilderness, You remain our constant. Teach us to remember the ways You have carried us. When our hearts feel dry, draw us back to the assurance that we belong to You. Let praise rise from within us, not from striving, but from trust. Hold us close and help us rest in the love that is better than life.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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