Seeking God’s face – Moment to Moment (Bible blog)

Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always. (Psalm 105:4)

“Seek his face always,” the psalmist says.

Not just when you’re in trouble. Not just when you feel overwhelmed.

Always.

How often, though, do we rely on our own strength and wisdom.

I know I do.

“I’m okay, God. I’ve got this handled. You can just sit down and relax over there.”

And then we fall flat on our faces.

Often times this happens after a great victory in our lives.

Joshua and the Israelites did this when entering the promised land…twice. (Joshua 7, 9)

King Asa did as well. (2 Chronicles 16)

Let’s not fall into that trap.

Instead,

Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always. (Psalm 105:4)

I have always loved Psalm 27. But one verse in particular spoke to me.

My heart says this about you:
“Seek his face.”

Lord, I will seek your face. (Psalm 27:8)

There are times in life when we are simply exhausted, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

We know in our hearts that it is especially in those times that we need to seek God.

And so our heart whispers to us, “Seek his face.”

But often times, we instead say, “I’m too tired now. Maybe tomorrow.”

The next day comes and nothing changes.

Our heart again whispers to us, “Seek his face. He is the one you need.”

But we again make excuses. “I’m too busy. I’ve got this to do. And that to do.”

And as the days pass, we fall deeper and deeper into darkness.

Let us not ignore God’s gentle nudgings.

Instead, let your answer tonight be, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”