Human Response 538: Seek God

2 Chronicles 26:5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper.

Uzziah was a mostly good king, though he had some issues. While Zechariah was ministering to him, he sought the Lord, that is, he believed God and worshipped Him alone. The result of his response is that God made him prosper. Uzziah’s long reign was mostly good for the kingdom.

When we respond to the Gospel by seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteous, good things are going to happen in our life. We don’t always see the correlation between paying attention to God, putting Him first, believing the gospel and prosperity in body and soul, but the Word shows that there a connection, whether we see it or not.

Nevertheless, we seek the Lord because He is good, kind, merciful, loving, and forgiving. We do not seek the Lord just in order to find prosperity and blessing, but that is the fruitful result. We seek the Lord in good times and in bad times, and God makes it all happen.