May 22 – There is a Great Reward in Seeking God
The great promise to those who seek the Lord is that he will be found. “If you seek him, he will be found by you” (1 Chronicles 28:9). And when he is found, there is great reward. “Whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). God himself is our greatest reward. And when we have him, we have everything. Therefore, “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!”
Seeking the Lord means seeking His presence. “Presence” is a common translation of the Hebrew word “face.” So, we are to seek His “face.” Before seeking His face, we have to be in His presence.
While God is omnipresent and therefore always near everything and everyone and His power is ever-present in sustaining and governing all things. He is always present with us as in His commitment to always stand by us and work for us and turn everything for our good. “Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20).
However, God’s presence is not with us always in a certain depth because our acts and decisions have put dark clouds between us. For this reason, the Bible repeatedly calls us to “seek the Lord…seek His presence continually.”
In seeking, we put a conscious fixing or focusing of our mind’s attention and our heart’s affection on God. We must go to meet him consciously through conversation, worship, prayer, etc.
And as we direct our minds and hearts God-ward in all our experiences, and connect with Him in every experience.
“Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near.” (Isaiah 55:6). Call unto Him..cry to Him, and He will answer.
Rita
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