“Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually!”
– Psalm 105:4
If you believe in Jesus, then the Lord is always with you. This is wonderful and true, regardless of what you do. However, God also invites and commands you to seek Him continually. What does that mean?
God invites each of His beloved children to get to know Him better. To learn from Him and learn of Him. To talk with Him and enjoy a greater awareness and experience of His presence. To learn how to more fully rely on Him and His strength during difficult times and when serving Him. To know and do His will and experience His pleasure.
How do you do this? How do you continually seek God’s presence when He’s already present?
- Pray daily and throughout the day. This is simply about talking to God, speaking and listening.
- Read, listen to, and study the Bible. This is God’s Word and His primary message to His beloved children. Read and study for yourself, don’t just rely on others to pre-digest Scripture for you.
- Meditate on God’s Word. Think carefully about what it means and how it should apply to your life. Let this be the starting point for yet more prayer.
- Worship God regularly. Gather regularly with others to worship and worship privately on your own throughout the week.
- Serve God. He has prepared work for you to do. Hard work. Challenging work. Important work. Work you won’t be able to do apart from His strength and power. Do that work.
- Share Christ with others. He is very present as you do and it’s His strength that does that hard work of touching the hearts of those with whom you share.