DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- SEEK THE LORD

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – SEEK THE LORD

"O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name ... Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad. Seek the LORD, and His strength; Seek His face continually. Remember His wonders which He has done…." (Psalm 105:1, 3b-5a).

God calls us to seek Him. When I read a portion of Scripture and a word is repeated, it makes me sit up and take notice. Often in Hebrew literature, emphasis is created by repetition. So when a word is repeated – like the word "seek," it means that the author – in this case the Holy Spirit – intends for us to pay special attention.

So, what does it mean to "seek the LORD?" We get several clues from these few verses. First we, we give His thanks for all He has done.

Then we call upon His name. God's name represents everything that He is. He is holy, He is love, He is good, full of grace and mercy and justice. So when we seek the LORD, we are recognizing Him as the source of all good things. He is high and lifted up. He is our holy God to be reverenced and exalted.

As we remember Who He is and what He has done, we are filled with gladness. Joy come from knowing Who God is, and what He can do.

Finally, we are to seek His face continually. So often we only seek God when we have a problem. But is our habit is to seek God daily, then it will be no problem seeking Him when we have a need. In another psalm, David wrote, "When You said, 'Seek My face,' my heart said to You, 'Your face, LORD, I will seek' " (Psalm 27:8). God promises that when we seek the LORD our God, we will find Him if we search for Him with all our hearts and all our souls(Deuteronomy 4:29). God wants us to seek Him "while He may be found call upon Him while He is near" (Isaiah 55:6). Come, let us seek the Lord with all of our hearts.

Love, Dad