*Text: 1 Chro. 16: 11-12*
“Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore! Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth” (NKJV)
In this life people are always seeking for something, and so in that sense everybody is a seeker. Some are seeking for influence, some are seeking for wealth, some are seeking for happiness, some are seeking the things that will bring real satisfaction and fulfilment in life, they have tried many things but yet to lay their hands on that thing that truly satisfies and some are seeking for power. The things we seek for in life is determined by the challenges that confronts us, the problems we are going through. So in other words the things we seek for in life are things we hope or we believe will be solution to the challenges confronting us presently. It can therefore be very frustrating if we spend time, energy and in some cases money to seek for something, only to discover after we secure it that it does not provide the desired answer to our question. That means that work done is zero and the seeking continues.
In all of these however, there is one thing or rather one person to seek and if you will find Him, He will give you lasting and permanent solution to whatever may be the challenge or the problem confronting you and that is God. Our text today admonishes us to seek the Lord and His strength, because when you successfully secure the presence of God, all pain is ended, burdens are lifted and every siege or problems melt away. Beyond seeking the Lord we are encouraged to seek His strength, His strength is all we need to confront the trials of life and to come out successful. His strength is all we need to stay strong and positive in a world where we are surrounded by many negative forces that tend to weaken our faith promote fear in our lives.
In seeking the Lord and His strength we are reminded to remember His works, His wonders and His judgements. These are factors that will inspire us in our resolve to seek for Him. When you remember the mighty and the miraculous works of God either in your life or in the life of others, you are encouraged to seek Him for fresh or greater manifestations.
How then do you seek Him? You seek Him in His word, spend time to read and study His word, take note of His instructions for you and endeavor to obey them. Secondly you seek Him in the place of prayer and this of course includes worship and thanksgiving. Spend quality time to worship and to give thanks to Him for what He has already done and is doing in your life. Prayer provides the opportunity to talk to God just as a child will talk to his father and learning to talk regularly in this way will create a strong bond or intimacy between you and God.
Seeking the Lord is not a one off activity, it is not for a season, it is forever. Receive grace to seek Him all the days of your life and receive the benefit available to those that seek Him in Jesus name. Amen. Shalom
Prayer Points
1. Father I give you praise because you are the one that can bring lasting and permanent solution to all problems of life
2. Father please forgive me for those times when I deviated away from you in seeking for solution to certain challenges of my life
3. Father help me never to be engaged in any fruitless search for solution where there is none in Jesus name
4. Father your strength is all I need to confront the trials of life and to come out successfully, help me never to reduce or to lack your strength in Jesus name
5. Father while thanking you for your wonderful works in my life and family, as I seek you more and more, may I see greater manifestations of your works in my life and family in Jesus name.
Rev’d Canon Oladele Odumosu
