A Rewarding Search
“And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV)
In our internet age, just about everyone is familiar with a “search.” We go online and check into Google and search for nearly everything. Google handles about 70% of all internet searches worldwide, but there are other search engines besides Google, and AI-powered answers are now available to almost any question.
But the search that our focus text is referring to is not for information nor merely for satisfying our curiosity. It is a search that brings us into communication with the One who gives us far more than AI-generated answers.
Have you ever searched for something that you misplaced and really needed? . A few months ago, after grocery shopping, I noticed that I had been charged for several items that I hadn’t received. I decided to return to the store with my receipt. The problem was that in that short time, I had misplaced the receipt. I was frantic, checking drawers and trash cans over and over. I was like the woman in the parable, searching for her lost coin. It was exhausting. Finally, I prayed, “Lord, help me.” At that moment, I was standing right next to the drawer where I had put the receipt. Impressed by God’s answer, I thanked Him profusely.
Of course, our Lord doesn’t want us to exhaust ourselves searching for Him. The search that we must conduct is spiritual, a heart-search, a deep, sincere desire to get close to Him and have His Spirit living in us. We search through prayer, not just “a word of prayer,” as is often said; but time spent in conversation with God, talking with Him as to a Friend. This prayer time is devoted to seeking to draw close to our Savior to let Him fill us up with His grace and power. When we have established a personal relationship with Him, He is only too willing to respond to our call. He knows where we are. He says, “You will find Me.” And that’s a promise.
Let us seek the Lord deeply, consciously pressing into His presence. May we expend every effort to search for Him today so that His awesome presence will inhabit our hearts.
Always,
Judith
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“Those who seek the Lord
lack no good thing.”
Psalm 34:10