My inner self thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? Psalm 42:2 AMPC
Yesterday, we established the truth about the kind of search that leads to a good find. Not all searches will give you a good end; as long as the source of the supply and sustenance is not God, it will end in disgrace. If I seek after God, the right way, and in line with the principles of His Word, I am assured that I will find him. Today's extract speaks to the same truth: it matters what my search is about. By nature, we have different needs at different times, but we do not always have what we want when we want it. There is however a need that cannot wait: the discovery of who God is. This is an experience that cannot be delayed. Are you seeking for God or are there other things more important to you now?
Check out the psalmist's priority: the search was from his inner self. Too many times, we are distracted by the outer. We focus on making the right impressions, thinking we can get by with human approval or applause. With God, none of these things is important. God is not moved by what men see, but He sees and rewards the true thirst that comes from the inner self, that part that cannot be seen by man. At least, I may be able to deceive others, but I have to be true to myself. I must rid my heart of all hypocrisy and self-deceit, so that God can reveal myself to me. Then and only then can my search for God be true.
This true search must lead to a decision: seek out all that is God's, and make it personal. I cannot be comfortable around sin, and claim I am seeking God. God cannot be found where sin is permitted and unchallenged. I must take stock: what are my priorities? No matter what it is I have laid hold of, I know it is incomplete without God. No matter the value of the things I possess, I know that my greatest possession is to know and have God. No matter how far I wander away, I know God's arms are wide open to receive me, if I can but return to God. He waits for me; would I come? God's time of favour is here.
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