225. We will Find the Lord
Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
The promise is that we will seek the Lord and we will find Him. When we search for the Lord with all our heart the promise is that we will find Him. A part of this promise is that we will seek Him. Since we live in a world of sin and all kinds of problems we naturally look for answers and solutions. When we seek to know the Lord Jesus we find out that He is the answer.
But we do not find God so much as He finds us. He causes us to seek Him and to search for Him alone as the answer to our problems. Jesus says, “Seek and you will find.” He is the one who prompts us to seek Him. He uses the circumstances and the issues of our life to turn our hearts toward the Lord. The promise is that when we do seek the Lord and His kingdom we will find Him. When we have “found” Him and believe in Him then all the things we need will be given. The important thing is not that we have what we ask for, but the important thing is that we have Him. He wants us; He wants a close relationship with Him for He loves us. Knowing the Lord is the only thing we really need. When we have the Lord all the things we worry about will be added. But the first thing we seek is the Person, not just the things He gives.
Knowing the Lord is the goal, the end, the purpose, and the fulfillment of our life. We were created for Him, and without Him there is no life. With Him we have life and everything we need. The promise is that we will want God, we will seek Him, and we will find Him. When God draws us to Him and He captures us with His love He has what He wants and we have what we want: each other. The Holy Spirit leads us by the Gospel to seek the Lord and when we find Him we have it all. Finding the Lord = believing in Jesus. Then we have eternal life.