Searching And Finding

It happens once in awhile that a person refuses to settle for the rituals of stale religion. Such people want to encounter the living God. They long to be in His presence. They refuse to quietly settle for anything less. Such people can shake up the status quo in local churches. They refuse to accept the dead functions of a religion steeped in tradition but often void of the power and presence of God.

If you find yourself in such a situation I hope you will keep reading. My challenge would be to never settle. Never accept the status quo of empty religious rituals. Yahweh created you for much more than that. You were created for worship. You were created to relate to Him. You were created to know Him. This is adventurous. This is the noblest pursuit. This is the only quest that quenches the internal thirst.

Yahweh longs to reveal Himself to those who seek Him and long for Him.
Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV)
13  And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

The word search means to "examine deeply." With every fiber of imagination, investigation and examination we have the opportunity to get to know God. The temporal becoming better acquainted with the Eternal. Mortal gaining knowledge of the Immortal. Creation gaining understanding of the Creator.

The constant pursuit. The endless examining the Bible and nature of God. The pilgrimage to higher ground in Him. The climb to the summit of God that requires great effort but also offers great reward in new revelation.

To live this way is to live out of step with the religious age who are content to sing a few songs and hear a talk but not to encounter God. To encounter God means conviction, humbling, reverence, confession, repentance, renewal, reviving, surrender, prayer, love, praise and many other things. This may not happen within the one hour time constraints and programing of a typical worship service in a mainstream church. The leaders will not know what to do if you refuse to leave because has not released you and still works in you longer after the formal service ended.

Do you want to find Yahweh? He wants to be found. He makes Himself accessible to the serous seeker. Do you want Him? Will you continue your search for Him. If you do and don't give up HE will let you find Him. There are no words to describe what happens then. It is something you will have to experience for yourself. SEARCH UNTIL YOU FIND HIM.