Seeking God

One of my favorite verses in the Bible is in Hebrews 11:6, "..without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to god must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."  The emphasis here might be on the subject of faith, but I would assume that anyone reading this does believe that God exists.  The subject here then is to consider the importance of "diligently seeking Him."  There are many passages that talk about this subject so we will look at a few.

Deuteronomy 4:29, "But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find Him, if you search after Him with all your heart and with all your soul."

Proverbs 8:17, "I love those who love Me, and those who seek Me diligently find me."

And Jesus said, "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened."

This is only a small sampling of the many verses that talk of the importance of seeking God.  Realizing that this is what God wants from us, we should seek Him in all ways, in all aspects of our lives.  Likely a great place to start is in reading and knowing the Bible, His special message to us.  We need to take it at face value, to treasure it in our heart, to let it guide our actions and our speech.  We can seek Him in prayer, and in worship...and meditation....and love.

Wow, that all sounded impossible.  The Lord knew it would not be easy.  It wasn't easy for Him in this life, and it won't be easy for us either.  But the challenge is clear...and powerful.  Let us diligently seek Him.

Thanks for reading again.  Have a great week.