Seek The Lord

SEEK THE LORD!

“I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause” (Job 5:8)

It is the honor and privilege of every Christian to know God and to walk with Him on a daily basis. He is the one true and glorious God who has created us and redeemed us so that we may walk with Him in this life and the next. The concept of seeking after God is characteristic of Christians, not non-Christians. It is an ongoing mindset and lifestyle of those who desire to know, love, and follow God. Becoming a Christian is a step in the process of seeking God, but only the first step, and the rest of one’s life is to be spent drawing closer to Him.

Seeking the Lord means seeking his presence. It is the conscious fixing or focusing of our mind’s attention and our heart’s affection on God, “Now set your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God” (1 Chronicles 22:19). “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth” (Colossians 3:1-2)

Seeking the Lord is a constant duty. It is the business of the whole life. To seek God is to solicit His direction, to petition His favors, and to depend upon Him as our help and portion. Seeking the Lord secures Divine favor for life and eternity. As a result, it is preferred over all other objects: “Whom have I in Heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever!” (Psalm 73:25-26). The believer must seek him with earnestness and diligence. The whole heart is engaged. The good which they covet is infinite — they are not slothful. “I seek you with all my heart!” (Psalm 119:10).

“You will seek me and find me — when you seek me with all your heart!” (Jeremiah 29:13).

During great afflictions, stop complaining about your day, cursing creatures, distempering your head and disquieting your heart with these passions like Job did in the scriptures, but go and address yourself to God, apply yourself to Heaven and seek for remedy there, earth cannot afford to help you. “I would seek precisely and inquire laboriously unto God” , “I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom” (Ecclesiastes 1:13)

Diligent searching necessitates an understanding of our desires; no one seeks what he already has. It is a strong desire to find what we want restlessly, “I will not give rest to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids, until I find the Lord” ( Psalm 132:4). A seeking spirit is a careful spirit, searching for light and counsel. A sluggish spirit is unfit for seeking.

I would commit my cause to my God. Explicit prayer is the turning of our thoughts into words, or putting our case to God. This is pleading with the Lord. This connotes a resignation of ourselves and our conditions into the hands of God. Allow God to do as He pleases with regard to me; I will not strive or contend over, question or dispute His decision or judgment on my behalf. I’ll prostrate myself at His feet, tell Him how things are going with me, and then let Him do with me whatever He thinks is best in His eyes. This is what it means to commit our cause and condition to God. The great and impartial judge of heaven and earth, the God who loves judgment and whose throne habitation is righteous. The God who can tell the difference between one cause and another and will undoubtedly pass a just verdict on every cause and person that comes before Him

There are seven different ways to seek God:

Seeking God’s face is the process of getting close to God and attracting His presence into your life. It is hard work to seek God’s face, which takes time and effort like anything else worthy of pursuit in this life. Becoming a Christian is only the first step, and without diligently applying yourself, you will never draw close to the Lord or experience His presence and power in your life. You seek diligently to discover what he loves and values, and connect with him in order to have those same values permeate your own heart. It’s about knowing the heart of God, identifying with Him, and carrying out His purposes. It takes a lot of time and effort to seek him, but he will respond to you and come into your life in power so that you may fulfill your destiny.