Seek His Face: Practical Spirituality
The initial and practical aspects of Christian spirituality are captured by David’s words in Psalm 27:8.
You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, LORD, do I seek.” (Psalm 27:8 ESV)
True spirituality always begins with God. He initiates. He invites. He calls us to seek him. We would never seek after God apart from his orchestration in eternity past arriving in the present, playing out into the future of fellowship with him into eternity.
Consider what it means for God to say to you today, “Seek my face.”
First, seek is not casual. Seek is not ho-hum and hum-drum. Seek is active, passionate, motivated, and determined. If David had known about heat-seeking missiles, he would have written about them. The heat signature is God; we are in pursuit and not giving up. Seek also implies it's not always simple. Effort is involved. Expect time to be involved too.
Second, how amazing that God desires our fellowship. God wants you to seek him. Don’…
