Day 49 with David: Seek the Lord and He will make Himself known to you.

“When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.””

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭27:8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

I had an uncle who loved to make houses for bluebirds. He also made sure they had good food to eat. When he would return to his property after having been gone for a while, as he approached where he lived, he would see the bluebirds gathering and then flying along, accompanying him to his house. They wanted to be near him because they knew he took care of them.

Animals instinctively know who is taking care of them and they respond by coming near, sometimes making a nuisance of themselves.

I’ve always found it somewhat humorous the way in which the Apostle Paul approached the intellectuals at the Areopagus (they were always seeking some “new” knowledge). After looking at all of their memorials to their host of deities he pointed out that they had an altar dedicated to “THE UNKNOWN GOD.” He jumped at this opportunity to convince them concerning the Lord. He described how the Lord had actually ordered all things in such a way that He would be sought out:

“And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’”

‭‭Acts‬ ‭17:26-28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

The Lord wants to make Himself known to us; but that can only happen when we respond to His invitation to come to Him. Sadly, many people don’t recognize that He is the One Who is our source. They pursue the created rather than the Creator.

In the Bible we see the Lord repeatedly mourning the fact that His people would not respond to Him; they would not seek for Him. Here is one of those many sad commentaries:

“The ox knows its owner And the donkey its master’s crib; But Israel does not know, My people do not consider.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

In this scripture, the Lord is pointing out the tragic truth that although animals know who cares for them, coming when their keeper calls, His people would not come to Him.

In our portion from Psalms today we see David telling the Lord that he wants to seek Him; he wants to answer the Lord’s invitation to be known. The theme of David’s thirst and desire for the Lord can be found many times throughout the book of Psalms. Yes, he desired the Lord with a passion.

“O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭63:1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

The Lord wants to have intimate fellowship with us. He desires to be the focus of our pursuits and the object of our passion. And, for those who do seek Him, He will respond by lavishing all that He has, and all that He is, on them.

For today let us know and understand what David knew:

Seek the Lord and He will make Himself known to you.

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