FAITH CAPSULE: Seeking to see Him should be a life style.
Luke 15:11-32
Deuteronomy 4:29 stated the standard of seeking God, “But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.” To seek God with all heart and soul is to see God. In life, maintain a position of not far from God is seeking Him. Seek God with all heart and soul steadfastness and know that seeking to see God is not a casual engagement. Are you one who seeks God when it is convenient? The truth about seeking God should be an unending engagement as long as there is life. Seeking Him should never cease.
Seeking Him should be a life style. To stop from seeking Him is to have taken a position of far distance from God.
David that was identified as a man after God’s own heart advised his son Solomon in 1 Chronicles 28:9, “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.”
Do you desire to not take a position of far distance from God? Some claims to be seeking God but heart is far from God. Today, world can be the distraction from seeking and seeing God. Also, the challenging of ministration of the word today is mincing the word of God on ground of seeking God. Most grounds where to seek and see God is only decorating word of God. Decorating word of God only makes man feel good and emotionally aroused instead of drawing man to God. Leonard Ravenhall once stated, “If Jesus preached the same message ministers preach today He would never have been crucified.” It is important to be on a ground of seeking God to see God rather than becoming a part of funfair gathering. It is important to seek God in truth and not to be a victim of becoming one that is far from God. Seek God in His word; take every word of God that draws man to see God. Are you far from God? Today return to God just like the prodigal son returned from distance back to his father. Luke 15:17 stated, “When the prodigal son came to himself…” The prodigal son came to himself as he returned, he repented, he regained, and he was re-established back in the presence of his father and not far from his father. Rise up today and call for mercy to draw you fully to Himself and not be a victim of wandering into the far from God.
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to draw you closer to God.