Seek the Lord

One of my favorite verses in all the Bible is Hebrews 11:6,

"But 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."

It isn't enough to just coast through life, be a good person, and show some commitment to the Lord.  He wants us to seek Him...and to do so diligently.  That means to take an aggressive attitude toward God, to want to know Him, and to actually try to be like Him.

In Matthew chapter 6, Jesus was talking about how we as typical people tend to worry about life, what we shall eat or drink or wear.  He then says in verse 33,

"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."

It is all about priorities.  But it also is about seeking.  We have to seek the Lord to be successful as a Christian.  And we are familiar with the passage in Matthew 7:7, where Jesus says,

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find, knock, and it will be opened to you."

When He says "seek" here, He means it.  We must be people who are truly seeking the Lord.

We might wonder, just what does it mean to seek the Lord; how do we do that.  I would suggest that first it means to study our Bible.  This is the actual Word of the Lord, given to us to help us to know Him better.  And we can pray.  Prayer is more powerful than we know or can conceive.  This surely is a part of seeking the Lord.

Let us be people who "seek the Lord."    Thanks for reading.  Have a great week!