Seek and Find

Jeremiah 29:13 - And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. 

A lighthearted blog today...but still with a message.

A few days ago I wrote about how our new kitten escaped confinement from a bedroom. She enjoyed her freedom too much to want to be cooped up for awhile to get used to the her new environment. She would have no part on that; she was just too bold.

Yesterday I was watching her play hide and seek with our older cat who isn't so sure he really wants a new best buddy. He hides, she seeks and always finds. Under covers, in shower stalls, under beds, behind furniture. She isn't just diligent in her seeking, she's fervent.

Of course the words seek and ye shall find popped into my head and thoughts of how God can seem hidden or distant from unbelievers. I mean, nearly nothing prompts them to think about Him on a daily basis. They go about their routines as if He does not exist, as if He doesn't have anything to do with daily lives.

So much for lighthearted!!! Anyway, no matter how Wilson hides from Treo she will find him. She diligently seeks him (to torment him). We are told that if we seek God we will find Him. Like Treo, look everywhere. Never give up. He's there waiting for you. You will find Him if you diligently seek Him. And might I add, seek fervently. You will find the mysteries of God there. A new life, a new world. It's amazing.

All Treo wants is a friend. Wilson doesn't know what he's missing. All Jesus wants is for us to realize He can be our Friend...and Savior, Redeemer, Counselor. And He is also our Judge and He always preached hard words, but for those willing to obey He is all things good.

Seek Him and you will find the gentleness and goodness of this Man balanced with the hard truths of who we actually are, what we actually should be and what will actually happen if we seek Him but choose not to believe all He has to say. For those who seek Him, His promises are true and just.

Hebrews 11:6 - 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.