Search

“Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.”1 Chronicles‬ ‭16‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The word search is very familiar to us. When a child is lost from home, a son of daughter goes missing a search is conducted. There are parents still searching for their children.

However, we are encouraged to search for the Lord. What do we have to search for Him when He is everywhere? Because we get ourselves in places where the things of the world overwhelm us. It is not that He has moved, we have.

David wrote these words as part of a song he gave to Asaph and the singer after he had returned the Ark of the Lord to Jerusalem. The ark had been captured by the Philistines in a war against Saul, the previous king, and caused no end of havoc in the lands where they tried to keep it. Eventually is was returned, but once in Israel the people had failed to treat it as it was intended and as a result a man died for touching it. Once David worked out how to treat the Ark it was returned on the shoulders of the priests, all was well.

David built a tent for the Ark and installed doorkeepers and musicians. As David wrote many psalms this was part of a song he wrote. The song reminds the people of who God is and the importance of worshipping Him and giving Him praise.

We need to be reminded to seek His face, not just His hand. Relationship with Him is face to face. He is good and worthy to be sought! Amen!