Searching With All Our Heart

"And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive." (Jeremiah 29:13-14 KJV)

Sylvester and I had been in Hawaii for a few days and needed to go to Wal-Mart. we were told, "it is just right over there." Well, I don't know about your "right over there" but to me that indicates it would be easy to find. we drove around and around trying to find this easy-to0-find store. J After a lot of frustrating "round and round" driving, we found it.

 

Going to K-Mart would have been easier. It was two blocks down and on the corner, clearly marked by it's big sign. Meanwhile over at hard-to-find Wal-Mart, we were checking out and Sylvester humorously told the cashier how difficult it was to find them. She smiled and responded: "Yes we are a little out of the way, but once you find us!!!!" Sometimes we are just like that. We search and search and search and search . . . for something that seems just out of our reach. Oh, so close yet so far away.

 

One of our nephews and his wife was searching for a change of life. They were tired of the way things were in their circumstances. The wife posted on face book: "I do not know what to do! I have done all I can. I think we will start going to church." They did and accepted Christ as their Savior. They are being baptized this Sunday (10/07/2012).

They have testified about how much their lives have changed, and how blessed they are. Our nephew said, "I never want to go back to the way I was living." He found what he was searching for.  Just as we searched for Wal-Mart and found it, anyone can find Jesus.

Unlike Wal-Mart on Maui, Jesus is not hidden in an out-of-the-way-hard-to-get-to place. He knows we are looking for him and makes it easy to find him. I am so glad that I can find him in my time of need. Just as  Wal-Mart was there all the time (we just had to find it), Christ is there all the time waiting for us to come looking.

Dear Father, thank you for taking care of us and for always being right there for us. Empower us to seek for you with all our hearts. I pray this in the name of Jesus. AMEN

Be strong and courageous today seeking God with all your heart,

 

(written by: Bobbie Smith)