Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “The Lord’s Presence”
Our Bible verse for today: “Those who know Your name trust in You because You have not abandoned those who seek You, Yahweh.” Psalm 9:10 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “God rewards those who seek Him.”
One of the great truths revealed to us in the Bible is that God desires to have fellowship with us. If we will simply seek Him, He will reveal Himself to us. In Jeremiah 29:13 we read, “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.”
In Jeremiah 33:3 God says, “Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and incomprehensible things you did not know.” In 1 Chronicles 28:9 King David instructed his son Solomon regarding the Lord’s presence, “If you seek Him, He will be found by you.” And in Psalm 9:10 David affirmed how pleased God is when His people seek His presence. He does not abandon those who place their faith in Him.
The truth is that God greatly desires fellowship with us. He is always working to get our attention and draw us to Himself. If you sincerely seek Him you are sure to find Him because it’s what He wants to begin with.
Your Heavenly Father loves you more than you can even begin to imagine; nothing gives Him more pleasure than for His children to simply be with Him. As a father myself, I can relate to that. I can remember many times when my children were young that one of them would climb up on the couch, snuggle up next to me, and just sit there. They didn’t want anything, they weren’t interested in doing anything, they didn’t even necessarily want to talk – they just wanted to be close to me. Even the memory of it warms my heart.
God is like that. He just wants you to be with Him; He just wants you to want Him as much as He wants you. If you seek Him you will find Him because He wants to be found by you.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 