May we pause and ask ourselves truthfully what is front and center in our life.
Our house? Our fancy vehicle? Our garage full of expensive toys? Our hobby? Our job? Ourselves? Our image? Our spouse? Our children? Politics? Television and/or electronic devices? Finances? Can we honestly ask ourselves what we focus on most of the time throughout the day?
We are told in Mark 12:30 to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.” Doesn’t that sound like total commitment, being intentionally focused on the Lord our God?
Search us, oh God!
Worship is loving God, and worship puts God front and center.
David set his heart and soul to seek the Lord as we see in Psalm 27:8; 105:4; and 119:2, 10.
In 1 Chronicles 16:11, David admonishes us to “Seek the Lord . . . seek His face evermore!”
He so knew the great importance of this, that when he was old and appointing his son Solomon to be king over Israel, David specifically instructed Solomon: “Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God” (1 Chron. 22:19).
How can we do this without putting God front and center, with our mind, heart, and soul solely focused on Him, and only Him? We must fully grasp that He alone is worthy of all our attention, all our affection, and all our adoration.
These are not simply words—they are reverential acts of an awestruck bride absolutely overwhelmed with the awesome wonder of the splendor and glory of our majestic King.
Oh, Jesus, forgive me for making so many other people, things and events in my life more important than You. May I purposefully and passionately set my heart and soul to seek You, Lord, and make You number one in my life! I can give so much more to my spouse, my children, my job, my church, my city and my state and country when I have spent intimate time beholding Your face every day in sweet communion with my Best Friend, the Lover of my soul.