A Seeker's Heart

Yesterday morning we had a great service in church. God’s Spirit moved in a mighty way and the church was filled with His presence. My husband talked about us being seekers of God. Just as we would seek for a missing ring, or missing keys, we must seek God with all our heart.


God’s promises to seekers:

 

1 Chronicles 28:9 (NKJV) “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.

2 Chronicles 15:2 (NKJV) And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

Jeremiah 29:12-14 (NKJV) 12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.

Matthew 7:7-8 (NKJV) 7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

 

In Luke 19:1-4 we read about a man name Zacchaeus who did whatever it took to see Jesus. I remember singing the song in kid’s church about Zacchaeus was a wee little man … Anyways, he was a short man who climbed a tree to see Jesus. He was not going to let his stature keep him from seeing Jesus. Jesus noticed him and went to his house to eat.

Mary, Martha’s sister, made a priority to seek Jesus. In Luke 10:38-42, Mary planted herself right at Jesus’ feet so she would not miss anything He said. Martha was running around trying to get everything ready for Jesus. Rather than help her sister, Mary sat at Jesus’ feet.

In 2 Samuel 6:14-16 we read how David did not worry about what other’s said as he sought after God. 2 Samuel 6:14 tells us David wore a linen ephod which a priest would have worn. David laid aside his kingly garments and put on the linen ephod. And he danced before the LORD with all his might. He didn’t care how he looked. He was worshipping God. Sometimes we have to lay aside some things and not worry what other’s may say as we worship God, as we dance before the LORD with all our might.

We must be seekers of God!

We must do whatever it takes, whether it is pushing the plate away, turning the television off, whatever it takes to seek God.

We must make a priority to seek God. We cannot let other things, whether it’s for the Kingdom of God or not, to take away from time spent sitting at His feet.

We must not worry what other people say as we seek for more of God. People may not understand what we do or why we do things. We must keep our focus on seeking more of God.

As we seek God, as our hunger for more of Him in our lives grow, we will be filled.

Let’s pray. Father, please help us do whatever it takes to have You working and moving in our lives. Let us not worry about the opinions of others, but let us seek You as the only one we please. Thank You Father for the opportunity to seek Your face and to abide in Your presen

  

Blessings,