The first words, in a small devotional book, for today, September 18, 2013 are "Seek to please me", the me being Jesus. This makes me pause and wonder, "who am I trying to please?"
That is not so easy a question to answer truly. The Christian in me wants to blurt out, "God, Jesus, Holy Spirit", but is that just the response that I want people to think I would say, or need to say?
Seeking is a powerful word. Not just looking for something, but searching hard with a given purpose in mind, doing it with diligence, with perseverance, with vigor. This is not an idle pursuit, it is a quest.
The Bible, in Matthew 6, says:
"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness"
Then I have to ask the question: "What do I seek? What is my first priority?"
A new day opens up before me. Opportunities abound for doing stuff. A bunch of choices will come my way. I have free will to make the choice I want. What will I do? Will I even think about the magnitude of a possible choice before I make it and go my way?
I can even think seriously about seeking right now and forget the whole exercise in a few minutes. How much harder to keep it up for the whole day, or a whole lifetime?
Preaching to myself is an easy thing to do, especially in this quiet time where no one sees or hears, but are these just words that I write or prayers that I utter silently?
Seeking to please God. maybe, for me, some of the time, but how about the times I seek to please me or I seek to please others around me? Wanting to please God is easy to write or say, but how hard is it to live on a consistent basis?
I confess I do not know that much about this "seeking". I kinda understand the word, but I don't have the life experiences to prove it out.
God help me to live this day in a seeking mode, not for myself, but for You.
Truly seeking. Where could that take me, what journey?
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