In Touch - August 20, 2005

In Touch Daily Devotional 
by Dr. Charles Stanley

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Saturday August 20, 2005
When We Seek God
2 Chronicles 31:20-21

Seeking after God means wanting to learn more about His character, purposes, and plans and how they apply to our lives. It implies a sense of urgency to get answers plus a responsiveness to what we discover. Pursuing Him takes an attitude of:

 

• Wholeheartedness. Our relationship with the Lord is to come first—above everything else in our lives. (Mark 12:30)

 

• Diligence. A sense of devotion and careful attention to what God is saying will bring us into a closer walk with Him. (Proverbs 8:17) Inattention or a careless attitude will not. A systematic, sustained effort leads to a strong bond with the Lord.

 

• Persistence. We are not to be satisfied with the knowledge we presently have or the current depth of our relationship with the Lord. Learning more about Him is to be a continual pursuit. (Psalms 105:4)

 

• Confidence. Since Hebrews 11:6 says God rewards those who run after Him, we can be confident that we’ll find Him through prayer and scriptural meditation.

 

• Humility. The truth is, we are not worthy to receive divine understanding about God . We are totally dependent on Him for everything and can do nothing apart from Him. (John 15:5) This awareness brings humility, which God honors with more of Himself. (Isaiah 66:2)

Let's commit to having the apostle Paul’s attitude: "I count everything as loss compared to the possession of the priceless privilege (the overwhelming preciousness, the surpassing worth, and supreme advantage) of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” (Philippians 3:8a AMP).

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