What Does It Really Mean To Seek God?

Our world seeks so many things, peace, health, prosperity, longevity, a life-long-mate, education, popularity, and purpose; the list is long.  Regardless of what we seek, if we are sincere in seeking, it requires time, sacrifice, patience and endurance.  The scientist and researchers that are seeking a cure for cancer spend a life time of hard sacrificial labor to try to discover a cure for this dreaded disease. One thing is sure, a cure will not be discovered by a causal and half-hearted scientist.

Many famous personalities of the past were seekers, willing to invest everything to meet the challenge and to conquer the goal. One such seeker was the well-known author, C.S. Lewis.  He came to faith in Christ through a search for truth that journeyed through the twists, turns, and dead ends of a long, thirty-year maze characterized by varying worldviews, ideas, and religions.  This quest involved both his intellect, which sought logical, sound answers to the questions of life, and his heart, which longed for something to fill the lonely void within.  The Bible challenges every person to be a meticulous seeker (not casual) and to seek the Lord.  In fact, there is no place for causal seekers when it comes to pursuing God. “…he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” (Hebrews 11:6b)

The Bible has a lot to say about seeking.  It begins with the priority of seeking as found in Matthew 6:33, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”  Previous to this passage Jesus talked about not being anxious for clothing, food or even the length of one’s life.  If the believer would seek Him first, the rest would fall into place.

Then there is the persistence of seeking, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Matt. 7:7)

Finally, there is the range of seeking. In Deuteronomy 4:29 God reminds His people, “But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

Now the question, “What does it “really” mean to seek God?”  Taking in consideration the above, I am sure that I have never experienced, to any real depth, what it truly means to seek the Lord.  Yes, I read my Bible, pray and go to church, all those Christian things, but is that truly seeking the Lord?

In fact, if any nation wishes to find healing for their land, the church must rediscover or maybe better said, discover what it really means to “…seek my face.”  The great promise to those who seek the Lord is that He will be found, and when He is found, there is great reward.  God himself is our greatest reward.  And when we have Him, we have everything. Therefore, “Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always!” (Psalm 105:4)

God seeks relationship with those who don’t yet know Him, and He seeks a deeper union with those who do.  As we seek Him, we can be confident that He is earnestly seeking us as well.

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