“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” This quote from A. W. Tozer has been a favorite of mine for years. Most people today, especially those of my own generation, fail to meditate upon the God the Bible. Our intellectual apathy has crippled us in our spiritual pursuits of God and has unfortunately led to a shallow view of the Almighty. We need to pursue after a proper view of God. When I read the Psalms, I find an incredible personalized experience with the Lord. The psalmists always seem to have a personal, yet reverent, relationship with God. It was as if they were able to peer beyond this world and see the majestic God. This view of God produced a reverent fear of the Almighty which led these men of God to trust him with a faith so powerful that not even a lifetime of persecution, agony, or depression could stop them from worshiping their Lord.
The Pursuit of God
Psalm 8:1-4– O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?
Psalm 19:1-4, 14– The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world…Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
These biblical writers had a reverence for the Almighty that led to obedient lives, fully dedicated unto God and His will. Do you have a reverent view of God? As Tozer states, “…the gravest question before the church is always God Himself, and the most [significant] fact about any man is not what he at a given time may say or do, but what he in his deep heart conceives God to be like.” Essentially, what you conceive God to be like will determine everything about you.
This is why it is imperative that we allow God to speak for Himself about who He is. Don’t settle with only being God’s acquaintance. Instead, vigorously pursue after God through frequent and deep study of His Word. Pursue after God until you stand in awe and wonder of His glory. They say life is a journey. Well, if that be true, then let the journey be the pursuit of the Most High! Allow your focus upon the Lord to determine the course of your life. He loves you beyond measure and His Spirit will guide you down this path if you will make Him your heart’s desire.
Have a blessed week!