Seeing

The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach and without the law. But in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found by them. 2 Chronicles 15: 2-4

This morning, my Bible reading brought me to the passage above, in 2 Chronicles chapter 15, which starts telling us how, The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded. He went out to meet Asa and said to him, verses 1-2a.  God revealed His Word to Azariah so he could deliver the message to the current King of Judah, Asa.  Long gone were the days of King David, the man after God's own heart.  Israel was no longer unified.  Brothers were fighting against brothers and the House of God was broken.  The new kings were seeking the divine among the pagan, and many had walked away from The Lord's path.  Praise the Lord, however, we have a God of Compassion and of second chances.  

We have been talking about periods of waiting and how stressful it is to sit still and wait.  Anxiety and fear creep over us and we lose our minds when we wait...especially if we don't approach waiting with an attitude of stillness that allows us to listen, and with a desire to seek the Lord, so we can find Him.  Today, we see that confirmed in His Word.  In our distress, we must "turn to the Lord," Our God, and seek Him with all we've got...and we will see how we find Him in all His splendor!

When we quiet our minds long enough to listen to His voice, and when we seek Him with our heart and soul, we will see that The Lord is GOOD! And that blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him. (Psalm 34:8)

We might not see our circumstances changing or being resolved the way we expect it or want it.  We may not see our problems dissolve and disappear.  Our anxiety and stress may still remain.  Our fear may not completely go away.  But, we will see that Our God is Good! With thanksgiving, in spite of our situation, we will see that The Lord is Good, and that His Love endures forever.  Therefore, we trust.

May the Holy Spirit reveal to us, like He did to Azariah, the fact that when we seek Him with all our hearts and souls, we will find Him and see Him by our side, fighting our battles, and taking us to victory.  May our spirit trust His Word and may His strength keep us in the game.  In the Precious Name of Jesus, The One Who Sees Us...and the One we seek to see.  Amen!