Twenty-Four/Seven

TWENTY-FOUR/SEVEN
Isaiah 45:18-25
Vs. 19: “I have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob’s descendants, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I, the Lord, speak the truth; I declare what is right.”

Jeremy’s Dad was supposed to pick him up after football practice. “It’s way past five o’clock!” Jeremy complained to Brad.

“Want to come home with me?” Brad volunteered.

“No, but thanks. I’m sure Dad’ll come—he probably just got stuck in traffic.” Before long, a car skidded to a halt in front of Jeremy, who was perched on the school’s steps.

“Very sorry, son!” Jeremy’s Dad exclaimed. “I went to the wrong field. I forgot that you said the “practice field” tonight. You are right where you were supposed to be, son. This is my mistake.”

God is always right where He says He’ll be. He’s never late. He never gets confused.

Why is it that we often have trouble finding Him?

God says that He didn’t tell us to seek Him in vain. He wants us to seek Him. We always find Him right where He’s supposed to be.

Are we looking in the wrong places?

Here’s where we’ll always find the Lord: His Word in the Bible, in prayer, and in the voice of the Holy Spirit, who lives inside each believer. Remember when Jesus said, “seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7).

That’s not all. Hebrews 11:6 also says, “…anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.”

WOW—we get rewarded when we seek the Lord!

When David wondered where to find God, he wrote Psalm 139. Verses 7,8a,10 says: “Where can I hide from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I go to the heavens, You are there;…even there Your hand will guide me, Your right hand will hold me fast.”
God is always “home.” His phone is never busy. He always opens the door when we visit. He never goes out of town.

Can you say that about anyone else?

Take Home Nugget

Rejoice, children, God is waiting for you to seek Him right now. God gave us the whole earth to inhabit. He gives us life and breath and everything else. (Acts 17: 26-28). “God did this so that men would seek Him, and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him—though He is not far from each one of us. For in Him we live and move and have our being…We are His offspring.”

HAPPY HANUKKAH TO MY JEWISH BROTHERS AND SISTERS—HIS LAMP BURNS BRIGHTLY—IT IS NEVER EXTINGUISHED.

J.D. Griffith

The Lord is near to all who call;
He promised in His Holy Word
That if we will draw near to Him,
Our faintest heart cry will be heard.

Hess

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