Friday, 28 October 2022
A Psalm of David; when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
“O GOD, You are my GOD; with deepest longing I will seek You; My soul [my life, my very self] thirsts for You, my flesh longs and sighs for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water” – Psalm 63:1 AMP
Like Apostle Paul before me, I too, knew a boy from a township called Diepkloof (DK). A boy who was attracted to a young lady who lived 40 minutes away from his home. All he wanted every day was to catch a glimpse of her beautiful face. He had never amassed enough courage to tell her how he felt about her. There were no mobile phones back then, so the only way he could speak to her was to do it in person (mind you, they’d never spoken before). Every day after school he would make the 40-minute journey to go and stand a couple of houses away from her home, hoping she would come out. He would wait outside for about 90 minutes, and when it became dark he would make the disappointing journey back home because of the 19h00 curfew that he had. He did the same thing every day for the whole week, without seeing her. He wasn’t discouraged because his sustenance was the possibility of success, that was enough for him. On a weekend he would even wait for hours hoping to get a chance to hopefully express his feelings to her. His journey to her home passed many places, with more beautiful girls, yet he wasn’t distracted by anything or anyone. He knew what his heart desired and he didn’t entertain anything else. Unfortunately, he never got to speak to her, as the young lady’s family eventually moved to a different city.
In Christianity there are three types of seekers of GOD: Those who stand on the sidelines and watch (e.g, the Israelites), hoping others will seek on their behalf; those that come in and out of the presence (e.g, Moses); and finally, the ones that remain in the presence all the time. Their seeking and resting in the LORD are persistent and continuous (e.g, Joshua). The Bible encourages us to seek the LORD while He may be found (Isaiah 55:6). This means there will be a time when He won’t be accessible, a time when I would have missed my opportunity to encounter Him. For some reason we believe there is always time, GOD is always gonna be there. This is very dangerous because according to 1 Thessalonians 5:2-4, the day of the LORD will come unexpectedly and will catch people off guard.
Seeking the LORD will cost you, and like the boy from DK, it will require sacrifice. During your seeking, you will wait and hope that the LORD will show up. It may require you to continuously come and wait, day and night before He shows up. Like the DK boy, the anticipation of an encounter should motivate you to never give up. During your wait and seeking many distractions will come to tempt you away from your pursuit. You must be unwavering in your pursuit, as you know what the end game is, you know what the prize is and what it’s worth- It’s worth the sacrifice.
“You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart” Jeremiah 29:13 NIV. GOD has promised that those that seek Him with their whole heart, will find Him. The difference is seeking with your whole heart. So you can’t pretend to be seeking Him, or seek Him with a portion of your heart. He requires 100% of your heart. This is why you can’t have two masters because while you are serving one, you have to neglect the other. The flesh and the spirit are in a battle for your heart. This is why seeking GOD will be uncomfortable, as it crucifies the flesh. There is no comfort in the seeking, there is no convenience. So my spiritual state and reality are a reflection of who the master of my heart is. If I’m not seeking GOD it means the flesh is the warden or ruler of my heart, and Holy Spirit is in the back seat. Those that seek GOD have given the Holy Spirit complete autonomy of their hearts.
You must be unwavering in your pursuit, as you know what the end game is, you know what the prize is and what it’s worth- It’s worth the sacrifice.
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