Seek You in the Morning

John 4:39-42 says, “Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me all that I ever did." So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed   the Savior of the world."

There is a struggle in this world between hearing then believing and seeing then believing. If you talked to a lot of seniors they’ll tell you that before they go to college they want to make their faith their own. This is a very noble quest, if it indeed is a quest. Some students say they are out to find what they believe but don’t look anywhere, but instead just let life happen to them. They believe that maybe if they become idle than the truth must come and just hit them in the face.

We see this happen to several people in the Bible. We see the hand of God stretching out to His people and we also see Him saying that He truly is the Son of God and Lord of all. Maybe we’re waiting for this. Maybe we can consider ourselves under the banner of “waiting on the Lord.” We are just waiting for the Lord to show up and when He does, then our faith will become our own.

How should we search for the truth? This is how David describes his search for God. Psalm 63:1 says, “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.” Can’t we see a huge difference between these two “seeking strategies”? One is an active waiting; reading the scriptures and praying to God so that he may find Him. Understand this not to be a legalistic view on waiting on the Lord. Some will comment on your actions to pursue the presence of Christ and say that you’re trying to please God and find favor with Him. The truth is the battle for your acceptance has been fought and you no longer have to try to achieve the favor of God. Find peace in that.

How are you seeking after the presence of God? What does that look like in “real life”? Maybe it’s reading your Bible or praying or joining a local ministry or being more connected to a church. Not for the sake of gaining the favor of Christ but for the sake of finding the presence of God. I don’t want you to think that God is in one specific place and that everyone on earth is trying to find that place. God is omnipresent meaning that God is everywhere and the search for His presence is longing to be close to Him, to see Him work in our lives.

So today, how can you experience God so that you can believe on your own terms? – Forsake All