What Are You Seeking After?
“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above not on things on the earth. For ye are dead and your life is hid with Christ in God.”
Col. 3: 1-3 KJV
In our world, people are constantly seeking after different things. Some seek after sports, entertainment and pleasure. Others seek after wealth, fame or political power. Still others seek to accumulate things. Such things often drive many peoples lives. It is what motivates them. All who are fully engaged in these things are seeking joy, contentment ,fulfillment and satisfaction.
The Word of God encourages the redeemed, those who truly know the Lord, to seek Christ above all else. That does not mean that we cannot enjoy doing other things in life. We can and should enjoy life and all that the Lord has blessed us with. But it does mean that Christ impacts everything that we do! In all that we do we seek to honor Christ and glorify Him! (1 Cor. 10:31). If we do that then everything that we do will be done with honor, integrity and excellence. We will do our very best in all things.
Seeking the Lord requires an investment on our part. It first requires that we acknowledge Him. Even though His form is invisible to us, we recognize that He is with us! We do that by faith, (Heb.11:1), knowing that the Word of God is true! Christ said He would be with us. (Matthew 28:20). Second, it requires that we listen to Him. We do that by reading His Word and listening, allowing it to speak to our heart. And thirdly, it requires that we walk in obedience to what He reveals to us through His Word! As we begin to genuinely engage in these basic things, our eyes and our heart will be opened to God and we will begin to see Him actively operating in our daily lives. He always reveals Himself to those who truly want to know Him! (Matthew 7: 7-8).
Rev. James Black