“Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.”  
1 Chronicles 16:11
And,
“Look to the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually.”
Psalm 15:4

Strength is found in Christ and our Scriptures tell ‘to seek His face’.
How?  ‘Continually’.

When is the accepted time?  Today.
“Seek the LORD while He may be found;
 Call upon Him while He is near.”  Isaiah 55:6
And,
“…Today, if you will hear my voice,
 Do not harden your hearts.”  Hebrews 5:7

“Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found…”Psalm 32:6

Psalm 95:5-7 has in it a warning against unbelief,
“For He is our God,
 And we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand.
 Today, if you would hear His voice,
 Do not harden your hearts…”

Yes, even we, His people, can become hard of heart.  That hardness can start to develop when one chooses to ignore those checks that the Holy Spirit is so faithful to give--when one chooses to disobey.  Remember Jesus’ words of John 16:13,
“But when He, the Holy Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth…for He will take of Mine, and shall disclose it to you.”  He is the Helper the Father sent to guide those who belong to Christ.

Hosea 10:12 says,
“…Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until He comes to rain righteousness on you.”

In Webster’s Dictionary, fallow is defined: Plowed and left unseeded for a season or more, uncultivated; not in use; inactive.  But as Believers let us always have hearts that are cultivated, active and ready to receive.

Only in Christ!  Not only in Him do we find our strength, but He is our wisdom, righteousness, joy, peace, rest, safety; He is our everything.

Abiding in Christ results in--
*Spiritual fruitfulness:
“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit…”  John 15:5

*Answered prayer:
“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you.”  John 15:7

*Peace in the midst of an unmerciful world:
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace.  In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33

In Christ: Redeemed, Set apart, Made Righteous:
“But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption.”  
1 Corinthians 1:30

All our needs are met in Christ Jesus as we abide (remain, continue, stay, dwell) in Him for He said,
“Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened.”  Matthew 7:7

May we always have that single eye focused on Christ Jesus our Lord.

Humbly we thank you Lord for your loving-kindness unto us.  Our lives are hidden  
in you Lord, make us into the men and women that You have your heart set on.   Amen