"Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His face evermore" Psalm 105:4 NKJV
To seek God's face is to seek His presence. This is to seek God's face, not His hand. It's easy to get into the habit of asking Him to do this and that for us, instead of seeking God the person. We need to be seeking God the giver, not the gifts he may bring us. We need to seek His face, His very presence and bring Him the honour and respect that he deserves.
When we pray, how many times do we make our requests more important than our worship? God knows what we need before we even ask Him. The is why in Matthew 6:33, Jesus said, 'But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.' Notice that the emphasis is on seeking God first - His face, and then He will take care of our needs.
Whose agenda do you follow, God's or your own? We create plans because of the excitement we feel to please Him and help develop His kingdom in our area. We have an agenda. However, is it God's agenda? Jeremiah 29:11-13 says, 'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the LORD. 'They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you future and a hope.' 12 'In those days when you pray, I will listen, if you look for Me wholeheartedly, you will find Me' NLT. God expects us to seek His face - His presence and He wants us to do it wholeheartedly. This means with all we have got. When we do, He says, we will find Him, He will listen to our requests. But we must ensure we stick to His agenda, not our own because, His plans are good, ours, without God in the driving seat, can be disastrous.
Jesus gave us the blueprint of requests in Luke 22:42, 'Father, if You are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from Me. Yet, I want Your will to be done, not mine' NLT. Did you get that? Jesus' wanted His Father's will to be done even though, at the time in His human form, He may have wanted to be spared from this.
Seek Jesus' face; seek His presence and seek His agenda, in all you do. It is by far the best route to take!
Copyright 2022 Grahame Howard.
dailylifewithjesusbygrahamehoward.blogspot.com
If you would like to contact me, CLICK HERE
Member of the National Association of Christian Ministers
Why not order my Daily Commentary from Amazon - Paperback or Kindle
Check it out
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B084G9S4FD/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2
No comments:
Post a Comment
Leave a message