"Glory you in His Holy Name; let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord, 4. Seek the Lord, and His strength: seek His face evermore."
The Psalmist continued his words of praise in vss. 3-4. He reminded us to "glory in His Holy Name." The word that is translated "glory" can also be translated as "honor." We are to honor the Holy Name of God. This means, among other things, that we are not to take the name of God lightly. In Exodus 20:7 we are told not "to take the name of the Lord in vain." in our vernacular, this means that we are not to take the name of God lightly. This means more than not using the swear word that is used today. It literally means that we are not to take God Himself lightly. Why? "For the Lord will not hold him guiltless that takes His Name in vain." We should take this into consideration when we are singing praise to His Name in our worship services. We are actually not praising God when we take His Name lightly. In the latter part of verse 3, we are reminded that when we seek the Lord we should do it rejoicing: "Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord." We are not to just rejoice, but to do it from our hearts. This means that we are to really rejoice, not just say words of rejoicing, but to really rejoice. Seeking the Lord is serious business, but it is also joyful business. We need to be filled with Joy when we remember that the Lord lets us seek Him. He doesn't have to let us seek Him, but because He loves us, God wants us to seek Him. He knows that seeking Him is the best that we can do for ourselves. Praising the Lord is not a bland thing. In verse 4, we are told to "Seek the Lord and His strength, seek His face evermore." We derive our real strength from God. When we "seek His face" we are amassing His strength for our lives. Whenever I am privileged to preach the gospel, I remind myself that I do not do it from my own strength. If I preach from my own strength, I am not giving a congregation the best that I can give. In fact if I do it from my own strength I am not really giving them anything. When you teach your Sunday School class from your own strength, you are not giving people what they need. When you sing a solo in a church worship service from your own strength, you are not giving the people the best that you can give. We derive our strength to serve God by "seeking His face" in praise every day. We need to ask ourselves when we offer praise to God, are we really praising Him or just going through the motions? Selah Bro. Joe
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