August 04, 2018
When you said, ""Seek My face,"" my heart said to You, ""Your face, O Lord, I shall seek."" Do not hide your face from me ..."" (Psalm 27:8-9)
If we are to know God deeply, we must humbly realize that He is the initiator of intimacy. It is not man that first pursues, but God.
Scan your Bible. You will notice the relentless pursuit of man by none other than God Himself. He is calling, inviting, speaking to man. Even the heavens are daily declaring invitations to us, beckoning us to enjoy His glory.
THE ULTIMATE INITIATION
The greatest proof of this, of course, is that He intentionally sent His Son. In Him, God's Word became flesh and ""dwelt among us that we could behold His glory"" (John 1:24). He was sent for one reason: that we might be rejoined to God in personal relationship and be eternally satisfied and useful to Him.
DAVID'S PASSION
In David, we find a man who is willing to cooperate with God in His pursuit. When he hears God's call to seek Him, he says, ""Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.""
This immediate cooperation happened because David understood the value of intimacy with God. He had experienced it and the taste was underneath his tongue … a taste that compared to nothing else. Earlier in this Psalm he shares the one thing that he now desires supremely:
One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple. (Psalm 27:4).
THE GREATEST TRAGEDY
... of course, is when God is pursuing, but we are not cooperating. Preoccupied with the small, unsatisfying, passing morsels of the world around us, we miss the feast because of our shortsightedness and misplaced values.
PAUSE AND REALIZE
... that God is inviting you to seek His face! What a miracle! What a privilege! What a gateway to all that matters and lasts.
And then, do whatever is necessary to take the time to pursue Him. Adamantly and continually resist all that dulls your spiritual sensitivity. Resists the devil's deceptions to substitute gods. Increase your time in this pursuit. Read His Word; fast and pray and spend time with His people. Wait on the Lord until your spiritual eyes clear and you see Him before you, reaching His arms to embrace you.
The reward will be a connection with the Divine that will satisfy your heart's longing as no other. In fact, you will discover that this is what your soul has always longed for. This is why you were made. And as you seek Him, you will discover an inexhaustible treasure. He will become—as He should—your greatest delight.
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When our faith is sufficient to lead us to actually follow God’s plan, we will always see that it is “good, acceptable, and perfect.” These words, as always, are important.
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God knows what He is about. Always include in your request the greatest prayer—the prayer of surrender. “Lord, Your will be done.” This is the prayer, when humbly prayed, that will always be answered and yield the most valuable result from the God who loves us best ... even if the answer is hard.
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Every created man or woman must make their choice. What will you do with God? Will you embrace or reject Him? Draw near or run away? Trust and serve Him or doubt God and serve yourself? This foundational choice determines everything.
