Sunday Writing... 7-12-20... "SEEKER"

Good morning!

In today's writing we explore what it means to be a "SEEKER."  We also look into whether or not we should take our time when seeking.  Then after seeking, what comes next.

Blessings as you seek,
Jan

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Today's Devotional:

"SEEKER"

by
Jan Andersen

This past week a new comet made its appearance in our skies.  Some are calling it a “great comet” meaning it is one of the few comets you can see with the naked eye - without a telescope.  This is only happening because this comet has come near enough to us in its huge orbit around our sun.  So I decided to seek it out.  Well, I got up really early yesterday after having researched that I needed to look in the northeast skies below a certain star right before sunrise.  I saw….. nothing but darkness!

I have been a seeker of many different things.  To be a seeker means looking for something to obtain or find it.  Sometimes in spite of the search it remains undiscovered.  The other morning I was a comet seeker, even though my mission failed.  At other times I’ve been a thrill seeker, like when riding roller coasters that reached to the sky when I was younger.  I’ve always been a knowledge seeker, a life-long learner.  But I’ve never been a seeker in the sport of Quidditch, for those of you who are Harry Potter fans!  There are other types of seekers of which I am not as well - such as the religion of Seekers from the 1600’s, which I knew nothing about until researching for this writing.  However, I do seek God through studying the Bible, prayer and meditation.  I was curious about this verse during my studies:

Isaiah 55:6  Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while He is near.

I found this passage to be peculiar at first.  Doesn’t God always say he is near to us, and that if we seek Him we will find Him?  Taking it in context we find that God is saying He wants all to come to Him before it is too late.  When is it too late?  After we die, or after the second coming of the Christ.  Judgement day is coming, and we don’t know when exactly that will be.  So it makes it so important to remain faithful, and to share that faith with others before it is too late!  Just like I needed to seek out the great comet while it was near the earth, we must seek our great God while He is near and can be found.  We must help others to seek him as well.  May we all look to the heavens, not to be seekers of comets or other celestial bodies, but to be seekers of God and share Him with the world now!

Great God in heaven, your ways are greater than our ways, and your thoughts higher than ours.  We seek You in all of our ways, desiring to understand your teachings more and more.   Thank you for leading us to find You and being near to us in both the good and the bad times on this earth.  Help us to share what we have found with others.  In Jesus’ name,  Amen.     

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Song:

THE MORE I SEEK YOU

Kari Jobe

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Isaiah 55:8-9

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