Pursuing God
Ryan
Marks, DB article June 2011
In these last days, we need,
more than ever, to draw close daily to God. We need to have regular devotion
times during which we learn from the Holy Spirit and meditate on
the Word. We need to pursue, even when it’s tough, we need to persevere
and keep seeking God’s presence, face, and will, even though
we may seem to have a spiritual wall blocking us. Dwell on this:
“For thus saith the Lord, That
after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my
good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. 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. 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 29:10-14 KJV
Do you sense that you are in a spiritual desert? Rest assured my
friends, that even in those deserts, God will make streams and
that one day He will bring you out of your spiritual “exile” (James 4:8; Isaiah
41:17-18, 43:18-21)
Trust in the Lord, remain humble and teachable, draw near and focus on
Him.
