Come and talk with Me

"My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “LORD, I am coming.”                Psalm 27:8   NLT

David sought God's guiding presence everyday, not just when he needed it. When troubles came his way, he was already in God's presence and prepared for whatever came his way. This makes so much sense. We too, should do the same instead of calling on God when troubles come our way. Many of our problems could be avoided and dealt with so much easier if we walked daily in the Spirit of God.

Here we see the wonderful relationship that David had with His Father. The NKJV version of our text reads, 'When you said, "Seek My face," My heart said to You, 'Your face, LORD, I will seek.' But I find the NLT version more personal and warm  "My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “LORD, I am coming.” How lovely that God speaks to us in this way. God is a Holy God and requires our praise and worship yet, He desires our company too; He longs that we spend time with Him just resting in Him and chilling.              

Bibleref.com says

'To "seek God's face" is to strongly desire His presence and blessing. David responded to the Lord's invitation wholeheartedly. Perhaps, as David  he recalled the Lord's words in Deuteronomy 4:29, 31: "You will seek the LORD your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul…For the LORD your God is a merciful God, He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them." In Jeremiah 29:13 the Lord promises: "You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart." Our prayers for an awareness of the Lord's presence and blessings must never be halfhearted or complacent. We must pray fervently with the whole heart and in faith (James 1:5–8; 5:16).'

We see therefore that it is God's desire that we go to Him and talk with Him, and our response should be, 'Lord I'm coming'. This is such a special thing - Almighty God, asking us to go to Him and speak with Him. As I've mentioned earlier, if we remain in God's presence daily. we can listen and talk with Him as much as we want to. We are also clothed in His protection Ephesians 6, something that is our daily requirement.

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