In God's Word: Seek the Lord

“I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my troubles.” (Psalm 34:4)

July 17, 2018 - All men are born with sin in their hearts due to the sin of Adam. All men long for more than they have, no matter their worldly status. Even the richest among us if he doesn’t know the Lord longs for something more, something he just cannot find, but that his heart burns for.

For some, as for me, their fortunes turn to the Lord and he delivers them from their troubles into the light of the Lord Jesus Christ. For those fortunate few their lives will never be the same again for they are lifted from the pit of destruction, set aside for the pleasure of the Lord God.

Oh, how can I tell you of the joy and peace to be found in the arms of our Lord? How can I tell you of the feeling of blessings as the love of Christ washes over the redeemed?

“I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” (Psalm 34:1)

Yes, that is the only way I can tell you is if I continually praise the Lord God for his good blessings of salvation.

Maybe if I ask this question it might give those who have not yet met the Lord food for thought; I ask you to answer this without hesitation; “Where will you be 200 years from now?”

If, you cannot instantly tell me that you will be in heaven, resting in the arms of our Savior then you need to call out to the Lord, asking him to save you today.

“This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.” (Psalm 34:6)

“The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.” (Psalm 34:10)

All one must do to be saved is cry out in earnest to the Lord for forgiveness for sin, for the Lord hears every cry for salvation, every plea for redemption and he answers all who call upon him for salvation.

Those who accept the Lord Jesus as Lord and Master will never lack of any good thing again. 

Oh, he is not going to grant worldly wishes, no, he grants our needs, not our wishes. Our blessings come in heaven where we will dwell forever in the house of the Lord. Our time on earth is nothing but a time of exile from the blessings to come. A time for work for the Lord reaching out to others that they too might come to know and fear the Lord.

Listen to the Psalmist as he teaches us the fear of the Lord.

“Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.” (Psalm 34:13)

“Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” (Psalm 34:14)

While the saved must try to convict the unsaved that they too might find the the Lord, the saved cannot dwell with the unsaved. The saved must visit but then turn away from evil and seek the lord or, risk being drawn back into the domain of the devil. 

“The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.” (Psalm 34:16)

The saved must show the unsaved, by their daily lives, the joy and peace to be had in the Lord.

“The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.” (Psalm 34:22)

Seek his face and receive his blessings this day and know the joy and peace of the Lord.