Seek him with all thy heart

Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 3-4

Deuteronomy 4:26-29 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed. 27 And the Lord shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the Lord shall lead you. 28 And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. 29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

It was not 'if' Israel would break their covenant with God and disobey him, it was 'when'. God had revealed to Moses that they would not honor his law and they would be driven from the land that Joshua would lead them in to possess.

How sad to hear these words immediately before entering into the land of Canaan. Israel would rebel against God. They would not be faithful to him. They would be destroyed and scattered among the nations. This is what happened.

However, even in the midst of this stern warning, God showed them mercy and grace. When you are scattered and in a nation that serves a false god, if you will seek the Lord, you shall find him! There were two stipulations for them.
1. Seek the Lord.
2. Seek him with all your heart and all your soul.

What about you? Was there a time when you were closer to the Lord than you are right now? Was there a time when you joyfully gathered with God's people in the name of Jesus? Was there a time when you devoured God's Word and sought him daily in prayer? Have you drifted? Are you straying?

Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

James 4:8-9 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

God always invites you back into his loving arms. The prodigal can come home and find an excited and welcoming Father running to meet him.

Come home, come home.
Ye who are weary, come home.

Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling
Calling oh, sinner come home!

In Christ,
Rody

In Christ,
Rody