Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Seek and Find the Lord – No Hiding

Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded, and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.” 2 Chronicles 15:1-2.
 
My five year old grandson’s favorite game is Hide and Seek. He is really—really—good at it. A year ago or so he hid at our house and it took Grandpa and me at least 10 minutes…well, maybe 5 minutes—which seemed like forever—to find him. He’s so quiet and still I looked in the closet where he was three times before I found him. God doesn’t hide from us—but He tells us that if you look for Him, He’ll let you find Him. So where do you start looking for God—when you can’t see Him?
            The Bible – choose any book, pray and read. The key is to pray first. Let me see You, Lord.
            Look at ordinary things that happen around home or work…think safety, miracles, peace, blessings.
            Talk to your friends, family, or church goers—ask them how God is working in their lives.
            Pick up a good Christian book…preferably non-fiction—but you can see God in fiction stories, too. Favorite authors: Max Lucado, Billy Graham, Cynthia Tobias, John Ortberg, Beth Moore, Cynthia Heald, Philip Yancy, Ann VosKamp, Micah Smith and Mark Batterson…and so many others. Check out the library at your local church or the public library in your city for free access to Christian books.

Listen for the Spirit to speak to you—through His word, prayer, and your Christian friends and family.
Your ears will hear a word behind you, "This is the way, walk in it, whenever you turn to the right or to the left." Isaiah 30:21  

Prayer ~ Guide us and speak to us, Holy Spirit, that we would walk in the way You would want us to go, so that we would see You working in our lives, and those of our family, friends and neighbors. We seek You with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength—so let us see You in Your power and strength.

© 2015 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.

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