"Seek the Lord"

The book of Amos, chapter 5 and verse 6, says, "Seek the Lord and live." There is a great deal said in the Bible about seeking the Lord. This is what we are to be about during our time here on earth.

One favorite passage is Hebrews 11:6. All of Hebrews 11 is about faith in God. In this particular verse, it reads, "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." In summary, we must believe that "He is," that He exists, and 2) that He is a rewarder, that He rewards His followers, and 3) we must diligently seek Him. The Good Book is telling us that it is not enough to just be a believer, we must be seeking after Him. Or perhaps a better way to say that is that if we are believers, we will be seeking Him; we must be.

Colossians 3 puts it this way: "If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory." Again the emphasis is on seeking God.

And in seeking God, we seek for a city; but not a city of this earth, but a city to come. Hebrews 13:14, "For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come." And Hebrews 11:16, talking about the great people of faith in the Old Testament, says, "But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them." And that great heavenly city is waiting for us, His Christian followers today. We see a good description of that city at the end of the book of Revelation, right at the end of the Bible. The city is in heaven, and it is waiting there for us.

And we conclude with James 4:7, "Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." Let us all seek and draw near to God. Have a good week.