Psalms 105:3, 4 says for us to Glory in the Holy Name of the Lord. Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. Seek the LORD and His strength. Seek His face evermore!
I notice that there is a joy in the hearts of those that seek the Lord in the midst of great seasons of difficulty. You can see it in their eyes. You can hear it in their voices. They have moved from the place of complaint to the place of quiet belief. They know that God will do what He said He would do and are assured of it. They move from unsettledness, doubt, and anxiety to trust.
When your heart trusts God, God releases a joy into your life. The apostle Paul said that we which have believed do enter into rest.* He wrote in another location that we have joy and peace in believing.* The Lord Jesus taught that those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, would be filled.* What's in the hunger? What's in the thirst? There's a seek! When someone is hungry, they seek for food. When someone is thirsty, they seek for drink. They are satisfied and contented when that desire is accomplished.*
Today, I want to encourage you to seek the LORD. Seek His face and His strength! As you seek Him, begin to experience the Joy of the LORD's presence. His number ONE desire is spending time with you. When you seek for Him with all your heart, He begins to share His heart, His wonderful plan, with you.* When you begin to realize the awesome destiny He has designed for you, your own heart begins to rejoice! As He shares His heart with you, an image of what He is saying to you begins to develop in your mind. You begin to see yourself in what He shows you. You begin to place yourself in that image and begin to speak what He's speaking. Proverbs tells us that the word of God is life for us. It's health and healing to all our flesh.* As we spend time in His presence and meditate on what He's speaking, the word of God goes to work in our hearts and heals our brokeness.* The word stirs us and improves our outlook, our inlook, and our looks. We are renewed day by day!
When your heart is happy, you are happy! Your mind an spirit is lifted! Your energy is renewed! Your vitality restored! So...embrace the Presence of God. Press into that place where it's just you and God. Seek the LORD! Let your heart rejoice! And, again I say..Rejoice!*
*Scriptural references. Hebrews 4:3, Romans 15:13, Matthew 5:6, Prov 13:12, Jeremiah 29:11, Proverbs 4:22, Psalm 107:20, 2 Corinthians 4:16, Philippians 4:4
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