Psalm 40:16 "Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified."
Do you ever feel like something is missing? Oftentimes in our travels, we get
in the car and say, "I feel like I'm forgetting something."
Thankfully, there is always a Walmart or a Dollar General Store close enough
that if we do forget, then we can easily replace most things. But as we are
traveling, our minds are seeking to remember what it is we have forgotten.
David tells us in today's verse, "Let all those that seek thee rejoice and
be glad in thee." In these words is the promise that when we seek for the
Lord, He will be found. We read in Jeremiah 29:13, "And ye shall seek me,
and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." Just prior
to these words, the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah in verse 10, "For I
know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace,
and not of evil, to give you an expected end." So the thought in today's
passage is that when we truly are seeking for the Lord, there is joy and
gladness to be experienced because He will be found.
The problem that I see all too often is that people seek things that they
believe will fill that emptiness. There was a song back in the 70's that talked
about "... looking for love in all the wrong places." I don't suppose
I can say this flat out about everyone (though it's probably true) but most of
us, if not all of us, have at some time thought that we would truly be happy if
we could only have a particular thing. The Word of God tells us that true
fulfillment and contentment can only be found in one place and in one person -
The Lord God Almighty! When we come to that realization, then we can join in
with David to magnify the name of the Lord. Let us lift up and exalt His holy
name above all else and above all others. "Let such as love thy salvation
say continually, The LORD be magnified." Thank you Jesus for saving my
soul. Thank you Lord for making my whole. There is a name I love to hear. I
love to sing His praises. It sounds like music in mine ear - the Sweetest name
on earth! O, how I love Jesus!! Because He first loved me.