Human Response 759: Fear the Lord and Seek Him

Psalm 34:9-10 O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want for them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

The human response to God’s mercy and love and His salvation acts in history is to fear, love, and trust Him above all things. Fearing the Lord is believing Him so strongly that we don’t want to do anything to offend Him. No one likes to be ignored and rejected, and neither does God. The promise for God-fearing believers is that there will be no want. They shall not lack any good thing. That’s hard to believe, but it remains true. The Holy Spirit through the Gospel creates such supernatural faith.

Believers who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these shall be added unto you.” We respond to God’s Grace by looking first, before anything else, to the Lord and His kingdom promises. We seek God’s will and what is right, and then trust Him to take care of everything we need for a good and rich life.

The selfish and sinful man does not do this, but the new man who believes and is baptized does fear and seek. We struggle with this response because two opposing natures live within and fight each other. But Jesus is faithful and generously gives us the victory. We live a life of thanksgiving.