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Diligently Seeking God
By Gary Henry
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that
He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6)Our seeking of God must be diligent. What does this mean? It means that we must give ourselves to the quest for God with a priority and a passion that we don't invest in any other pursuit. God must be first in our hearts. We must be ready to sacrifice anything else -- indeed all else -- to see His face. Our hearts must be purged of any conflicting interest or competing desire. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Matthew 5:8). In our longing for God we must be utterly sincere, and in our seeking of God we must be passionately committed. He deserves no less than our all.
God's making of the world is such that we find it necessary to seek and to search for Him, but in truth "He is not far from each one of us" (Acts 17:27). His hiddenness in this present broken world is not meant to hinder us from finding Him, but to entice us. As He whets our appetite for Himself, God is weaning us away from our sinful, self-sufficient rebellion. He is teaching us to love Him. With convicting evidences of His power and loving tokens of His goodness, He is drawing us toward His eternal presence. "I drew them with gentle cords, with bands of love" (Hosea 11:4). It is God's good pleasure to be found by all who long for Him in honest, obedient love.
God is not neutral with regard to the inclination of our hearts. He desires that we find Him. He yearns for those who delight in Him. "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you" (James 4:8). Yet there is a danger: we must not deceive ourselves that we are seeking God if in fact it is only certain blessings from God that we seek. Resisting the tendency to focus on ourselves, we must learn to seek Him, simply and contentedly. When we diligently do so, our reward will be God Himself and He will fill our deepest longings according to the design of His own love. Having sought God earnestly, we will be enriched by the joy of a heart that overflows with His glory.
Other Articles by Gary Henry
Determined Not to Miss Out
Loving What Is Right
Love Lets Us Be Free
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