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Friday, March 24 2017

Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.  
1 Chronicles 16:11

My four-year-old son is full of questions, and chatters constantly. I love talking with him, but he's developed an unfortunate habit of talking to me even when his back is turned. I often find myself saying, "I can't hear you-please look at me when you're talking."

Sometimes I think God wants to say the same thing to us-not because He can't hear us, but because we can tend to talk to Him without really "looking" at Him. We pray, but we remain caught up in our own questions and focused on ourselves, forgetting the character of the One we're praying to. Like my son, we ask questions without paying attention to the person we're talking to.

Seeking the face of God can strengthen our faith.

Many of our concerns are best addressed by reminding ourselves of who God is and what He has done. By simply refocusing, we find comfort in what we know of His character: that He is loving, forgiving, sovereign, graceful.
The psalmist believed we ought to seek God's face continually (Psalm 105:4). When David appointed leaders for worship and prayer, he encouraged the people to praise God's character and tell stories of His past faithfulness 
(1 Chronicles 16:8-27).

When we turn our eyes toward the beautiful face of God, we can find strength and comfort that sustain us even in the midst of unanswered questions.

Prayer for Today

Lord, let the light of Your face shine upon us. Amen.

Posted by: Our Daily Bread AT 12:36 pm   |  Permalink   |  Email
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