As I was preparing for this night of prayer, the Lord put it on my heart that the “church”, that is all of us, needs to have a heart to seek the Lord. That is the kind of “seeking” that helps us find Him. It’s not that God is lost, but He wants us to have an interest in Him.
HIDE AND SEEK
Proverbs 25:2 (NKJV)
2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
When my son Trae was little, he would want to play hide and seek in the house. He was an only child and I was his only playmate. There were times that I was frazzled and really needed to get some things done. So, I would agree to play hide and seek. He would hide and I would take my sweet time finding him. That’s not very nice is it? Just the desperate cry of a tired mom!
Unfortunately, we can get half-hearten about seeking God. It is easy to get in the habit of being distracted and seeking after everything but God. I have sat across my desk with many people over the years that had finally come to the conclusion in their trouble that “all they could do now is pray.” My question would be, “Why is prayer and seeking God last line of defense and not first?” It is important to pray for the church (us) that we can have the determination to seek God.
WHY IS DETERMINATION NEEDED?
Because God is concealing things and waiting for us to be hungry enough to come and find Him. Jesus concealed things in parables and waited for someone to come and ask Him what they meant. God gives freely…to the hungry. Seeking is a natural product of hunger. If I am hungry, I will look for food.
THE PRAYER MEETING WAS DEVOTED TO THIS TOPIC
That is why this entire prayer meeting was devoted to praying over our ability to “seek” God. We made our case from God’s word about seeking Him. We came into agreement that the church would benefit from the Holy Spirit’s help in the process of seeking Him. Then we just soaked in it for a while.
If you decide to pray with me, put your name, your family’s names, and your church in the appropriate places. This will help you fortify in the area of seeking the Lord.
1 Chronicles 16:11 (NKJV)
11Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)
33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
I hope you will take this journey with me!
Blessings,
lisa
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