Monday, October 30, 2023

Listen to the Word

Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshippers the Father seeks. (John 4:23)

This week’s Scripture tells us the surprising news that God is seeking something. He is looking for something. Of course, God doesn’t need anything. He is perfect, complete, self-sufficient. He has everything and he needs nothing. But there is something he wants, something he desires. And he is looking for it – seeking it.

Jesus made the astounding claim that God seeks out sinners like us. He said, “The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.” We assume there is a game of hide and seek going on in the spiritual realm, but we assume that God is the one who is hiding and we are looking for him. We talk about “finding God.” It turns out we have it backwards. We are the ones who are hiding, and God does the seeking. God condescends to come looking for us. Jesus said God is like a shepherd looking for a lost sheep, like a father looking for his runaway child. We are lost, and he is seeking us.

Live the Word

Tell God thanks for the fact that he came looking for you. Tell him you don’t want to hide from him anymore.