May14.02: Light For The Day - "Our Seeking God"

-- Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)
"You will seek Me and find Me
when you seek Me with all your heart."

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Our Father, sometimes You do seem so far away,
as if You are a God in hiding,
as if You are determined to elude all who seek You.

Yet we know that You are far more willing to be found than
we are to seek. You have promised "You will seek Me
and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart." Jer.29:13
And have You not assured us that You are with us always? Mt 28:20

Help us now to be as aware of Your nearness as we are
of the material things of every day.
Help us to recognize Your voice with as much assurance as
we recognize the sounds of the world around us.

We would find You now in the privacy of our hearts,
in the quiet of this moment. We would know, our Father,
that You are near us and beside us; that You do love us
and are interested in all that we do, are concerned about
all our affairs.

May we become aware of your companionship,
of Him who walks beside us.

At times when we feel forsaken, may we know the presence of
the Holy Spirit who brings comfort to all human hearts,
when we are willing to surrender ourselves.

May we be convinced that even before we reach up to You,
You are reaching down to us.

-- Peter Marshall

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-- Deuteronomy 4:29 (NIV)
"But if from there you seek the LORD your God,
you will find Him if you look for Him with all your heart
and with all your soul."

-- Proverbs 8:17 (NIV)
"I love those who love Me, and those who seek Me find Me."