Seeking and Finding God (Daily Refresh, 11-01-25)
In the Old Testament, God’s presence and His relationship with His people was mediated through priests and the temple system. The people of God worshiped God and prayed to Him, but it was the priests who would enter a sacred space and speak with God on their behalf.
They revered God, but they were still separated from Him.
However, the prophet Jeremiah wrote about a time when God’s people would be able to experience a direct relationship with Him. God’s Spirit would dwell in them, and they could find Him anywhere at any time.
Through Jesus, Jeremiah’s prophecy was fulfilled. Jesus sent the Spirit of God dwell within us, to have access to God’s presence at any time.
This means that God is never far from you—just like it says in Jeremiah 29:13, He can be found when we seek Him. He is present and ready for a relationship with you.
Jeremiah also says that we must seek God with all of our heart. We don’t just seek God, He seeks us as well. When you pursue a relationship with God, He wants access to every part of you. The way you think, the way you act, and even the way you feel.
God wants to transform your entire life.
At first, it may seem hard to give God access to our past, or the things we’re ashamed of. But, God is full of grace and mercy, and He wants us to be free from those things. Seeking God with all of your heart may feel risky at times, but we can trust He knows best and will love us regardless of what we’ve done.
Ask God to reveal within you any part of your life that you haven’t surrendered to God. Pray for the strength and courage to give all of your life to Him. Continue to seek Him and follow Him each and every day.
My Thoughts
When I became a Christian, I wasn’t looking for God, but He was definitely looking for me. He sent a neighbor to tell me about His Word and to encourage me to read it. She also invited me to church and mentored me in my new life as a Christian. I don’t think any of that was a coincidence. I truly believe that God was seeking me and I allowed myself to be found.
We seek God daily by spending time with Him. That’s what I am doing now as I ask Him for inspiration to write this blog. I want each of my readers to know God so well that when a counterfeit comes along, you immediately recognize and reject it.
I cannot imagine not being able to call on God at any time and any place, knowing that He is right there to listen. I think it would have been hard to go through the priests and expect them to tell God what is on my heart. I think that is why I have difficulty with the whole confess to the priest practice that is prevalent in some religions. Why is that needed when God shows Himself to each of us individually, as the Father, Creator and the seeker of what is best for us. I don’t know and don’t pretend to understand this practice, but I am glad that I am not part of a ritual that keeps me at a distance from God when He wants me to seek and find.
There are some things that I try to hold back from God, especially when I know that I have a wrong attitude and need to change it. But I have found that He sees all things in spite of my attempt to keep some things hidden, so I may as well be honest with Him and open my heart to the change that needs to take place. God wants total access to me and everything about me. He has Top Security Clearance into all the parts of me. I seek, He seeks and together, God and I make an awesome team of finding others who also need to seek.
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