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Seek (Part 2 of 3)

Matthew 7: 7  Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you.  (NKJV)

Good Day Men,

Continuing the thread “how to” on how we should make our requests to God, we examine the term “seek”.  How do we know His purpose for our lives if we don’t pursue Him?

Seek: In this verse it means to actively pursue

Reading God’s Word is a form of active pursuit, however, we should not limit this term to a single definition.

When we seek God, we do so with purpose and intention.  Merely reading the Word of God never really occurs in and of itself.  We do absorb some of what we read.  Nevertheless, when we read the Bible we need to be focusing on the purposed desire God has planned for us as we read.  There is always something ready and waiting for us when we open the Bible.

I was talking with someone the other day and he mentioned that he would like to read the Bible from cover to cover.  This person enjoys history and the Bible is full of historical events.  I am looking forward to his findings as time goes on and God reveals His purposes as this gentleman begins his marvelous journey through God’s Word.

We are promised in verse 8 that we will find what we seek after when we seek God’s purposes with the right attitude.  This means we should always be on the lookout for the times God chooses to reveal Himself to us through the reading of His Holy Word.

Key Thought:  Seeking God’s answers to life’s problems calls for us to have an investment of time in finding what God wants to reveal to us as believers.

We need to actively pursue God with great intention and purpose.

Prayer:  Dear Lord Jesus, Reveal to me Your greatest desires as I seek You in the most important place You can be found, Your Holy Word.  Help me to be ever watchful with great purpose.  In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

May God richly bless us as we continue to seek His will, and His way, through His Word.

Have a GREAT Day!!!

In Christ,

Rev. Ted J. Wilkins
Founder and Director of “Good News Brief For Men” Ministries

© 2013 Ted J. Wilkins “GNBFM Ministries”

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