Are You a Seeker?

The critical step is the one you have already taken, so relax. You are a seeker, or you wouldn’t be scouring the web looking for an answer. The insurmountable obstacle would be if you had no interest in seeking God or His salvation.

[Jesus said,] "And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Luke 11:10-11

And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, "Then who can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said, "With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God." Mark 10:26-27

All scripture citations are from the English Standard Version (ESV) unless otherwise noted.

The “Hidden” Assignment

The most important task imaginable lies right in front of you. We are disconnected from our God and we know it. What will you do about it? Our lives are racing towards death and we know it. What will it be like for you to face a God you have never known? In the moments after death, you will know the truth, but by then it will be too late to make any adjustments. The time to act is now!

There is neither wisdom nor honor in setting this all-encompassing assignment aside: If God can be known, we must know Him. If He is there, He certainly expects nothing less from us. What honor or reward can there be for selfish, ungrateful creatures that show no interest in their Creator? If God can be found, we must find Him.

Even if we are not at all concerned about the next life, we would be wise to re-unite with One who can make this life on earth a heaven and not a hell. What wisdom is there in rejecting any possible source of divine assistance?

An "Impossible" Assignment

In Christian terms all of this is impossible. We are so completely lost, it would take God to “find” us; so totally blind, it would take God to open our eyes; so entirely separated, it would take God to restore us. We cannot lead ourselves completely out of the darkness that enshrouds us, nor free ourselves fully from the sins that enslave us. Don’t let that stop you!

Like miners trapped within the depths of the earth, we can hold fast to hope and send our desperate messages to the surface. We can “grope” our way towards the light.[1] We can seek Him whom we cannot see. We can cry out to Him whom we cannot hear. All is not lost, just because we are lost. Are you a seeker? Then take heart from this: Jesus promised that “All who seek shall find.”  [2]  We can embrace the quest!

In the beginning of my journey, I didn’t know Jesus Christ from Adam’s house cat. At first, my spiritual quest only succeeded in getting me further lost! Yet, my heart was crying out for God, for the living God. He heard that silent plea and took pity. That story is told in Rescued from Hell: An Odyssey of Deception and Discovery. Had He not come to my rescue, this website could never have been written. As it is, I have had the pleasure of being a part of His rescue in many lives since then. I have never yet seen Him fail to save those who are crying out to Him and calling upon His Name. May you, too, find Him to be more than you could ever have dreamed possible.[3]

Prayer

OK, this is it—I’m going for it this time. If you are out there God, I want to find You. And since Jesus says that all who seek shall find, I’m asking You to help me seek You with all my heart. For my part, I am opening my heart and mind to the possibility that You are Real and that you can be found by a determined seeker. That’s me—I’m determined to find You. I'm embracing the quest!

True Life Illustration

How a Whole Family Became Seekers: "Message from Beyond the Grave"

On to the Next Question!

What are the basics?  This is an overview that will put everything else in a coherent perspective, like what happens right before your eyes when your airplane takes off: Suddenly the earth begins to look far more orderly than you had ever imagined.

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Endnotes

[1]  That God actually expects that we should be seeking Him is made clear by Paul: "... that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, for 'In him we live and move and have our being'." Acts 17:26-28

[2]  This promise to seekers is from Jesus Himself: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8 Here is a confirming word given by God through one of His prophets: “You will seek me and find me. When you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 29:13-14

[3]  Our Creator would be a small god indeed, if He only lived up to our expectations. In fact our Mighty God intends to far surpass our hopes and dreams: But as it is written, "Things which an eye didn't see, and an ear didn't hear, which didn't enter into the heart of man, These God has prepared for those who love him." 1 Corinthians 2:9 WEB