Still Searching For God..?

“God is here, right now, at our side. We can see him in this mist, in the ground we're walking on, even in my shoes. His angels keep watch while we sleep and help us in our work. In order to find God, you have only to look around.”   - Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

We live in some pretty amazing times. The information of the world is at our fingertips. Whatsmore, it's available to us literally anytime of the day or night. We can access this information at our desks, in our cars, even as we walk down the street. Does this information simply fall into our laps? Not so much.

If we want to find what we are looking for, we search for it. or seek it out. This process involves trying to "find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly" according to a dictionary definition. It might take a little work on our part as anything of worth or value usually does.

Of all the searches that we conduct none should be as important to our lives as our search for God. I feel that too many times we tend to think that our search ends by simply attending church, or reading a daily devotional.

We probably invest more time searching for the latest celebrity news, music releases, or friends on social media than we do seeking God. Does this mean that we should stop doing these things? Of course not. But, if one truly wants to seek, search for, and desire God, they need to invest the time.

Fortunately, we don't necessarily have to have a computer, cell phone, or an internet connection to search or seek out God. I know this may sound strange in this day and age, but there is a way to find God whenever we want without any modern technological assistance at all.

You may have already guessed at what I am talking about. It's the Bible! People around the world who are searching (or seeking) God have been able to find Him through His Word. It has been translated into hundreds of languages and distributed to practically every corner of the globe.

There is no secret to finding God. He is certainly not hiding from us, nor is He attainable only to a select few. Anyone who wants to discover or locate Him can through the pages of the Bible. The words are His; composed as He wanted them to be. It is God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16). The result being the perfect and Holy Word of God Himself (Psalm 12:6; 2 Peter 1:21).

Over the years, some have complained that God has abandoned or turned His back on us. Many have tried to destroy or discredit it (His Word). Others have even declared God dead, or non-existent. Yet His Word always manages to come through intact and unchanged.

I would bet that the majority of these naysayers have probably never opened a Bible and actually read it, or seriously listened to what God is saying through its pages. Jesus once remarked that, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” (Mark 13:31). Like the latest fad, generations come and go yet God's message to us remains.

Originally, only a certain select few were privileged to have actual contact with Him. Today, you, I, or anyone can connect with God everyday through the pages of the Bible. Stop searching around, set some time aside today and hear what God has to say to you!

Scripture: Romans 15:4; Isaiah 40:8; Psalm 119:105; John 5:39; John 17:17

Prayer: Dear God, I look forward to our time together as You speak to me through Your Holy Word. I pray for open eyes that I may understand it, and an open heart that I may be nourished by it. In Your Name. Amen

Have a blessed Monday!

Amber