Psalm 27:8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.
The Lord calls on us to seek His face. My response to His invitation is to seek His face. God’s face is His presence. His Presence is in the temple. We know where it is on earth, for we know that the human body is the residence of the living God on earth. Through Baptism and faith in the Gospel the Lord enters in to live and rule with us and in us.
But do not look for Him in order to find Him, for He has already found us. Our Father sent His Son to be with us, and the Father and the Son sent the Holy Spirit to dwell within us. We don’t see His Presence with physical eyes, but with the eyes of faith we see and believe the Gospel Truth: God is here. To seek means to bring to conscience awareness what and who is already present. To seek is to practice the presence of God. We seek His face (presence) by hearing and reading His Word, believing the gospel of grace, and responding with prayer and praise and thanks. We are reminded of His Presence in our time alone with God, in the fellowship of two or three gathered in His name, and in the worshiping congregation of believers. We desire God’s presence first above all things and we enjoy Him forever.