Psalms 27:8 KJV
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
"To seek the face of the Lord is to attend his house and ordinances, where he grants his presence; and with this view to enjoy his gracious presence, and the light of his countenance, not being content with bare attendance without it; it is to seek the Lord himself, and communion with him through Christ..."[1]
As Christians we ought to always seek the face of God in genuine communion with Him and not mere attendance at services.
But there is another, less obvious lesson to learn in the passage; when God says something, when God gives us an instruction, the proper response of our heart is to obey. One of the weaknesses we have in our faith is that there is
Too much listening
Too much hearing
Too much sitting through a service
Without nearly enough follow-through in obedience to the things we have seen and heard. Our walk with the Lord and our effectiveness in witnessing would be much improved if our heart was more inclined to obey what God says.
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
"To seek the face of the Lord is to attend his house and ordinances, where he grants his presence; and with this view to enjoy his gracious presence, and the light of his countenance, not being content with bare attendance without it; it is to seek the Lord himself, and communion with him through Christ..."[1]
As Christians we ought to always seek the face of God in genuine communion with Him and not mere attendance at services.
But there is another, less obvious lesson to learn in the passage; when God says something, when God gives us an instruction, the proper response of our heart is to obey. One of the weaknesses we have in our faith is that there is
Too much listening
Too much hearing
Too much sitting through a service
Without nearly enough follow-through in obedience to the things we have seen and heard. Our walk with the Lord and our effectiveness in witnessing would be much improved if our heart was more inclined to obey what God says.
[1] E-Sword 7.7.7, John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible, Dr. John Gill (1690-1771)
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