Tag: God’s presence

365 Days of Worship – Week 7 – Seeking

Are you seeking God’s presence continually? I hope you feel closer to God as you follow my daily worship focuses. As I meditate throughout the day on an attribute of God, I feel more in awe of our great God, my Father in heaven. Last week, I explained how to worship in reverence and awe. This week’s worship teaching is on how to seek God and why. Psalm 40:16 states, “But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, ‘Great is the LORD!’” Everyone who seeks God will have joy and hope because He is great.

As I pray for God to direct my thoughts, I realize that seeking something is a willful action to attain the thing you are seeking. In other words, you make time to attain what you seek for. If you are seeking to attain a PhD, you will take the time to study and do research. Or, if you lost something or want to find an item, you take time to search. How do you spend your time? When do you take time to seek God?

Seek God with all your heart and mind and repent of sin.

Deuteronomy 4:29 explains, “But from there 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.” We will find God only when we take the time to search for him with all our heart and soul. Acts 17:27 tells us, “That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.” Also, James 4: 8 tells us, “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” Remember, God is perfect, and He hides His face from those who have sin in their lives (Ps. 66:18 and Is. 59:2). Therefore, we need to confess our sins daily, and God promises to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1John 1:9). Ask God to search your heart and mind for any unloving way in you, then confess it and repent.

So how do we seek God? Here is what the Bible says.

  • Daniel sought God through prayer (Dan. 9:3).
  • Jehoshaphat sought God through fasting and prayer (2Chron. 20:3).
  • Isaiah says to seek God’s righteousness (Is. 51:1) Zephaniah said to seek God seek righteousness (do what is right) and humility (Zeph. 2:3).

Why should we seek the Lord?

Give Him thanks, call on His name, and tell others about Him.

Finally, Psalm 105:1-4 states, “Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! 2Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! 3Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! 4Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!” Are you telling others about God and giving Him thanks? Do you sing to Him? I have a worship book that I pick a song from, to sing to God. Do you feel joy when you worship God? Are you seeking God’s presence continually? You can through continual prayer (Eph 6:18 and 1Thes. 5:17).

Throughout the day, worship God and rejoice in Him through the daily worship focuses this week. Rejoice in the greatness of our God!

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WEEK 7 – February 12-18

Day 43-Feb. 12—Worship God’s paths of steadfast love and faithfulness.

All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. –Psalm 25:10c

Day 44-Feb. 13—Worship God’s instruction and guidance.

Who is the man who fears the LORD? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose. 13His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land –Psalm 25:12-13 (Fear the Lord is to turn from evil; repent.)

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. –Psalm 32:8

Day 45-Feb. 14—Worship God’s light and salvation.

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? –Psalm 27:1

Day 46-Feb. 15—Worship God’s beauty and being in His temple.

One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple. –Psalm 27:4

Day 47-Feb. 16—Worship God’s shelter in the day of trouble.

For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. –Psalm 27:5

Day 48-Feb. 17—Worship God, because we can trust Him.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. –Psalm 28:7

Day 49-Feb. 18—Worship God’s holy name and favor.

Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. 5For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. –Psalm 30:4-5

All verses are from the English Standard Bible. To review the previous weeks, go to the 365 Days of Worship Page. This post is copyright protected.