"A Man in Exile"

PSALMS 43 is an interesting little Psalm, because it appears to be a continuation of Psalm 42, but with a slight different twist, one that involves our service to God in an unjust place; yet, we must still continue in that thirst for God, even as we serve Him. As a matter of fact, if these two Psalms were to be sung together, then one would be the melody, while the other the chorus; or one would be set to one note, while the other is set to a higher, more aggressive note. The general point that I believe this brings us to, is that we are to never stop thirsting for God, no matter how spiritual or involved in the ministry, we must always maintain a thirst for God's presence and leading in our lives. Then you might be asking, How can a man be spiritual yet not be led by God? That is a really good question, because it can happen; and it happens more than we might care to know, by God's servants trusting more in what they know, than in what the Spirit is saying. When it comes to God's ways, His ways so unravel our ways, that there are miles and miles of unsolved mysteries, many of which we may never fully understand or comprehend; yet, it is not our understanding that He requires from us, it is our faith in Him, regardless of how things appear. The title above this Psalm in my Bible, again, is the title of this post; which depicts a man that is in exile from the place which he belongs, yet compelled to serve in whatever place that God has him in; even among those that are our enemies, we must continue in that heart of a servant. What we find most of the time in serving God, is that the closer we get to God, the further away we find ourselves from where we want to be, and the more we become "A Man in Exile"... "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (which he had promised afore by His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,) concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: by Whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among nations, for His name: among whom are ye the called of Jesus Christ: to all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans 1:1-7)