I’m reading the Bible in a few different places right now, one of them being Jeremiah. Jeremiah is one of those books that are a little more difficult for me to read, and I’m not always sure just exactly what I’m supposed to be learning from it. Well, Saturday night, I was feeling a little low when I realized I still had about half of the book left. I picked it up, and I happened to be reading chapter 29. With my little faith, I didn’t expect to glean a whole lot, but, I read anyway, so I could get "through it." Well of course, chapter 29 turned out to be really amazing! It has the famous verses, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart."
The idea of searching for God with all of my heart really struck me. Sometimes it’s easy to spend time with God, but not really have my whole heart there. I’ve been spending time lately in Psalm 119, and I’ve also seen this a lot there.
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies and that seek him with the whole heart (v. 2).
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments (v.10).
Give me understanding and I shall keep they law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart (v.34).
These are just a few of the verses that show David’s love and thirst for God and his Word. David wasn't haphazardly reading his Bible, or just spending a few minutes here and there with God when it fit in. He was continually meditating and rejoicing in God's Word!
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The blessing and promise in that verse is the best to me. It is one of my favorites. It is a promise, that He will Hearken unto us, and that we will find Him. Every time we search with all our heart. It's possible. Knowing God. Every time you really find God in your devotions, you'll love it. It will make you have to have it again. This is what we should long for.
And it's not a command that you should make yourself follow. If you're not really in the Bible, seeking His face with a real desire to know Him, he won't show you. Try to look at this in a more positive note. Like, that you are actually the key to finding Him, on an intimate level. This is what I was looking to say. It's all up to you how good the time you spend with Him is. As you love Him more, you'll want Him more, and the passion will snowball. It only gets better. God Bless.
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