Jeremiah 29:13 says – “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search
for Me with ALL (not some of) your heart.” This verse comes after the previous
famous verses 10 – 11 which state – “For I know the plans I have for you,”
declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future. Then you will call on Me and come and pray to me, and I
will listen to you.”
These verses really grip me today. Do I take time to search, with all my energy,
time and motivation, to truly seek Abba Father’s presence and will in my life,
trusting Him that He always has my best interests in His precious heart?
We can waste much energy seeking friends, work, money and approval of
others, and all kinds of temporary things. We need to seek Jesus Christ FIRST,
to call upon His name and seek His kingdom and His righteousness, His peace,
His strength and His will in all we do. Jer. 33:3 says – “‘Call to Me, and I will
answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”
And Psalm 50:15 says – “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you,
and you shall glorify Me.”
We need to CALL UPON THE LORD before we call out to others for assistance.
Then we need to TRUST Him that He will help us in every aspect of our lives.
Jer. 17:7-8 helps us – “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have
made the Lord their hope and confidence. They will be like a tree planted by the
water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never
fails to produce fruit.”
To truly trust our Lord, we need to relinquish (give up) the need of trusting in
ourselves and instead we need to seek Him and allow Him to take control of all
things pertaining to us. Proverbs 3:5,6 say – “Trust in the Lord with ALL your
heart and lean not on your own understanding; in ALL your ways acknowledge
Him, and He will make your paths straight.” (Another version says, “He will
direct your paths.”)
Psalm 37:4-6 state – “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the
desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He
will do this: He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice
like the noonday sun.” When we commit everything that we do, to the Lord,
and trust Him for His outcomes, then we will experience peace beyond human
understanding and His desires for us will become our desires and joy.
Precious, most Holy and blessed Almighty Father God – thank You that You are
willing to be found by me when I seek You without any reservation and trust
You wholeheartedly. May my heart be satisfied only in Your sweet presence and
unconditional love. Thank You that You are my strength and my shield; my
heart trusts in You, and You help me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I
praise You! (From Psalm 28:7)
Myrtle Turunen