FAITH CAPSULE: God does have a standard for us to seek and see Him.
Deuteronomy 28
Jesus said, “…I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10) Jesus gave His life on the cross for us to live life abundantly. He is closer to us more than we know but yet we are very far from Him because we are short of the living standard that will makes us to see Him God does have a standard for us to seek and see Him in every way of engaging life. The standard is to be diligent. Dictionary defines diligent as: To be diligent means to be constant in effort to accomplish something. That is to be attentive and persistent in doing anything.
Across the pages of the Bible, diligence describes the standard that is in place for us to see God and if we do not find Him now we will found no place with Him after the life we are living now. Paul the apostle gave a valedictory speech and stated, “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith. (2 Timothy 4:6-7) Paul’s statement indicated that living life is like we are in a race. If we are not in a race, Hebrews 12:1 would not have stated, “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” The race we are in is not about who get to heaven first and that is why Ecclesiastes 9:11 stated, “The race is not to the swift…” The race is about those who run it continually…continuity with endurance is the rule of the race to make heaven and not hell.
Our race demands diligence especially when we do not see in the physical what we are running for. Or do you not know that we are in a race?
Are you aware of any ensnaring sin such as lie, deception, and manipulation in your race of living life? Is your race according to God’s standard? Without doubt, we are to live life according to God’s standard and that is to be diligent to God’s word as regard to how we live life. Deuteronomy 28:1 admonished us, “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.” Living life diligently is the standard that is laid for us to live for and be able to see God in our living life.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to seek Him diligently.