Human Response 455: Seek the Lord, Remember and Rejoice

1 Chronicles 16:10-12 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually. Remember his marvelous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.

The ark of God (the Presence of the Lord) is settled in its prepared place in the midst of God’s people. For NT believers the Lord resides in the heart of those who have received Him. They have been baptized and believe. They are a new creation with a new and eternal life.

Once that faith is sure and the receiver believes Jesus, then our response is to glory, rejoice, seek, and remember. We glory in the Cross, yea, even boast in what Christ has done for us, not in ourselves. We rejoice in the Lord always, meaning in good times and in bad we call up the joy of the Lord. We seek first the kingdom of God, looking for the presence, power and love of Jesus in all circumstances. We remember the wonderful work of Jesus on the cross, the astonishing resurrection, and the Word of Law and Gospel that brings repentance and salvation. And we need to be reminded weekly and daily, for distraction and forgetfulness is always present to us.

The Holy Spirit does all this in us when we pay attention to the Gospel.