Introduction It's amazing how clearly God can speak to you when you can't speak at all. This is what happened to me this summer. Some kind of way I lost my voice. Losing your voice is a pretty big deal for somebody who preaches AND leads worship. With my next moment of ministry approaching I had to do something to remedy this issue, so, I decided to make a cup of hot tea. I boiled some water. I poured the scorching hot water into my cup. Then, I placed the tea bag in the hot water that was in the cup. Suddenly, I noticed the changing of color in the cup as well as the aroma of the tea as a result of placing it in this hot water. It was through an experience as simple as making tea that I learned a valuable lesson. Placing the tea bag in the hot water didn't expose the water, but rather, the scorching hot water exposed what was in the tea bag. This is what we see in Psalm 63. David here is not sitting cool on his throne in Jerusalem. He is struggling in the heat of the Judean wilderness. That's right! King David, giant slayer David, man after God's own heart David now resides temporarily in the wilderness after fleeing from his son Absalom. According to 2 Samuel 15, Absalom had intentions of overthrowing his own father, David. He would wake early in the morning and positioned himself right outside of the city gate. As people would enter to bring their case before the king, anticipating proper judgment, Absalom would interfere. He'd make small talk. He would ask questions like "Where are you from?  "What tribe do you represent?  "What brings you this way?  "I surely hope you didn't come expecting to see the king.  Can you picture the answers that would complete this conversation and also give foundation to Absalom's sneaky plot? "Well I'm Henry, from the tribe of Dan. And to be frank with you sir, I really did come to see the king concerning a serious matter. Not to be rude but you're kind of holding me up.  Then comes Absalom's line. "No, I totally understand, it's just, well, I mean, I would really hate for you to feel like your time was wasted. I mean you come here with a very strong case. A case the King would probably never hear because there's no one in place to cater to the needs and matters of the people. I wish I were the judge. I'd have time to listen to people's concerns and offer due justice.  One by one, year after year Absalom would have these conversations with people, wooing them with his false humility and winning their hearts through sweet actions rooted in a sneaky, sinful agenda. This would lead to his climactic action of going to Hebron and using the people whose affection he'd mischievously won to announce that he was crowned the king of Hebron, David's capital city where he was first crowned king. Once news of this reached David he knew he had to jet, so he flees along with 600 men to the wilderness. Can you see David in this wilderness? Broken, burdened, and betrayed? His son has stolen his throne. His right hand man Ahithophel has transferred his loyalty from David to Absalom. And the people have been easily swayed and manipulated into entrusting their lives to a snake like Absalom. Not to mention the family issues David was facing in the preceding chapters. You would think that if anybody had the right to complain it would be David. These circumstances would cause anybody to become frustrated enough to moan, groan, complain, and even seek vengeance. But there is David. David is in this Judean desert, and instead of seeing a man boiling from frustration and itching to retaliate, we see that the heat of the wilderness only exposes a heart of worship. Not one of worry, or whining, or wickedness, but WORSHIP. So for a few moments I want to share from this thought, "Worship in the Wilderness.  David, in Psalm 63, expresses his desperation, which we will see in vss 1 and 2, his devotion that is seen in verses 3-8. And finally his determination, expressed in verses 9-11. First, let's look at David's Desperation. David begins the Psalm very confiden