It must have been a private conversation with God that David reported in Psalm 27:8 – “When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.” We arrive at this conclusion because there is no recorded account of where such instruction was passed to him. What matters is that what God said to David can apply to all; we are to seek His face. One condition to make this happen is hunger for the divine. There is a clear evidence from our text that Paul was hungry. It is equally clear that his hunger was given the right focus. He craved to know more of God even if that would cost him his life. He did not only make the knowledge of Christ his personal craving, but he equally prayed for all his acquaintances in the gospel that they may partake of the same hunger. Paul didn’t just want to know the blessing of God; he wanted to know the God behind the blessing. The interesting thing is that those who seek God’s face may never have to seek for a second thing, as all other things will be added to them.

he wanted to know the God behind the blessing. The interesting thing is that those who seek God’s face may never have to seek for a second thing, as all other things will be added to them.

The bane of most churches today is that they are packed with those who are hungry for the wrong reason. In Jesus’ days, the multitudes thronged Him to have a share in the miracle loaves. Jesus had to rebuke them sharply. Should Jesus physically walk through any of our churches today, He would not be less stern in rebuking those who think God can be treated as a genie. Those who brought the paralytic man to Jesus in Mark 2 thought the most urgent need was healing. Jesus saw a more fundamental need – forgiveness of his sins. After that the healing was a matter of course.