Missing His Blessing

1 Chron 13:12-14
12 David was afraid of God that day and asked, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?" 13 He did not take the ark to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. 14 The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he had.


Here, David was afraid of being in the Lord's presence, so he found a way to have Him stay away. David missed out on a blessing. If he had received the Lord into his presence, then the Lord would have blessed Him.

So many times we feel in some way not wanting to be in the Lord's presence. We may not feel like going to church or doing his reading or even praying to Him, so we miss out on His blessing on us. I want to not be like David here and always seek being with the Lord in all things.

Father, I thank you for this word. I want to seek you more and know you more and just be in your presence. I want to be with you. I know that you are here with me but let me always want more of you. I thank you for your words and I pray that your Spirit guide me today. Thank you for your blessing and I pray this in Jesus name.
Amen.