With
my soul have I desired Thee in the night.
—Isaiah 26:9
What is the most glorious thing that man can
see or find upon earth? Nothing less than God Himself.
And what is the most glorious thing that a man
can and needs to do every day? Nothing less than to seek, to know, to love, and
to praise this glorious God. As glorious as God is, so is the glory that begins
to work in the heart and life of the man who gives himself to live for God.
My brother or sister in Christ, have you
learned the first and greatest thing you have to do every day? Nothing less
than to seek this God, to meet Him, to worship Him, and to live for Him and for
His glory. It is a great step in the life of a Christian when he truly sees
this truth and yields himself to consider fellowship with God every day as the
chief purpose of his life.
Take time and ask whether this is not the
highest wisdom, and the one thing for which a Christian is to live above all—to
know his God rightly, and to love Him with his whole heart. Believe not only
that it is true, but also that God’s greatest desire is for you to live thus
with Him. In answer to prayer, He will indeed enable you to do so.
Begin today, and take a word from God’s Book
to speak to Him in the stillness of your soul: “O God, Thou art my God;
early will I seek Thee: my soul thirsts for Thee, my flesh longs for Thee…My
soul follows hard after Thee:” (Psalm 63:1, 8); “With my whole heart
have I sought Thee” (Psalm 119:10).
Repeat these words in deep reverence and
childlike longing until their spirit and power enter your heart. Then wait upon
God until you begin to realize the blessedness of meeting with Him in this way.
As you persevere, you will learn to expect that the fear and the presence of
God can abide with you throughout the day.
“I
waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry” (Psalm
40:1).
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