FAITH CAPSULE: Seek God with ardent diligent to encounter His presence and experience His wonder.
Psalm 91
The word of God is God. Encountering the presence of God to experience His wonder is in the word of God. However, the word of God is secret but not hidden to man that seek God for encounter to experience God. Isaiah 45:19 testified, “I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain’; I, the Lord, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.” Seeking to encounter His presence for His wonders demands ardent diligent in His word. Without doubt, seeking God in His word shall not be in vain.
Are you seeking God casually or diligently? Seek God diligently in His word as a dwelling place as stated in Psalm 91:1, “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” In the word of God is the place to encounter and experience the presence of God if man will seek God’s word diligently.
Bible recorded wonders of God in His word: Psalmist testified wonder of God in the word of God, “You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.” (Psalm 119:114) Seeking for hiding place in God as shield is wonderful. God as shield is the promise to be gained by dwelling and abiding in God’s word with earnest hope not man’s mouth-full hope. Man should take God’s word which has never failed as spoken in Isaiah 55:11, “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
Psalm 119:116 revealed secret to be encountered by man that seek God, “Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope.”
Man, that is seeking the secret of God will also be a testimony of Psalm 119:133 as stated, “Direct my steps by Your word, and let no iniquity have dromion over me.” Giving attention to know understanding in the word of God is seeking God for wonders in the word of God. In this wicked world, the peace of God is secret which is obtainable for man through Jesus (the word of God). It is written, “… and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7) Peace of God does not happen in the life of man by accident but by engaging the secret of God. Engaging secret (word) of God is engaging His presence to experience wonders of God which does not fail.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to seek Him diligently for encounter of His wonders.