FAITH CAPSULE: The Word requires all of our being to serve Him.
2 Chronicles 26:1-23
To know God is to trust Him. Trusting God is seeking God. The psalmist buttressed, “and those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.” (Proverbs 9:10) Seeking God is the reason why we have life. It is important to know and to have understanding of the Lord God we serve. Psalm 14:2 also stated, “The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God.” Are you one that truly seeks God?
God is not a slave master but a Saving Master. His word commanded, “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” (Deuteronomy 6:5) Is He your God? If He is your God, know that you shall love the Lord ‘your’ God. Evidently, the command is not by force it is for any one that accepts Him as Lord God. The standard requirement for loving Him is, loving Him with all our being. The Word requires all of our being to serve Him. Loving God with all your being, engage Him constantly and allow your heart to be pure before Him (Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God Matthew 5:8). Ones that seek God with all heart, with all soul, and with all strength, will heed Him. God does not lower the standard of expectation if man falls short of His command. It makes no difference how often one attend church seeking God demands knowledge and understanding. When man is not right with man, man cannot be right with God. In seeking God, there is so much to gain.
Uzziah sought God at the beginning and not able to seek him through when he was king. As a result of Uzziah’s incomplete seeking God, the later life of Uzziah was a disappointment. The word stated in 2 Chronicles 26:5, “He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper.” In seeking Him, Uzziah gained prosperity and was established. When he departed from seeking God, he entered into affliction. He became out of tune with God and turned to the world. Disappoint your adversary by holding on to God’s appointment for your life. Let not your story become like that of King Uzziah. Seek the Lord God with all your being.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to seek Him diligently regardless of any situation.