Your Daily Devotional for November 29, 2007

 

November 29,  2007

 

 

Lost Keys

by Dr. Paul Chappell

 

 

"But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul."

 

Deuteronomy 4:29

 

 

Car keys! I tend to think that car keys have legs, and wherever you initially put them, they sneakily use their legs to get up and walk away. Have you ever searched for your car keys, and still could not find them? You continued searching diligently, but for some reason you still had no keys in your hand. The worst part about this scenario is if you were late for work. In this case, you would be opening every drawer, shuffling through every pile of papers, and looking in every pocket just to find those keys. Why? Because you needed those keys to get you to a specific place.

 

When you seek God, do you feel the same way? Do you feel as if you are searching, searching, and searching, but you still don't have what you are looking for? The worst part about this scenario is if you are in the midst of a trial. In this case you would seek, search, and read the Scriptures fervently, because you would need God to help you get through the trial.

 

Some of us may have the "seeking" part down. We may know the best places to search for our keys, and we may know how to pray and read our Bibles each morning, but why the continual feeling of I just can't get a hold of God? Deuteronomy has the answer. God promises that if we seek Him, we will find Him, but under one condition. We are to seek Him with all of our heart and soul.

 

Sometimes we give our hearts to so many different desires, and we only save a small portion of it for God. If we give all of ourselves—our heart and soul—to the dream of success, to the aspiration of a promotion, to the comfort of friends and family, or to the cares of this world, then what is left for God?

 

Giving your whole heart to God when you spend time with Him in the morning is needful, but is it common for you to forget about Him throughout the day? A good way to answer this question is to ask yourself how many times God entered your conversation yesterday. How many times do you speak of Him, think of Him, and slip away to talk with Him? Is God your whole heart's desire? If you want to find Him, then your answer should be yes!

 

God loves you. He does! He watched you wake up and prepare for the day. He is with you right now, hoping and wishing you would seek Him with your whole heart and soul. Losing keys is always frustrating. Not being able to find God is even more frustrating and disappointing. But, the Scriptures give hope. They show us a simple way to find God! May we all seek Him with all of our heart and soul today!  

 

 

Daily Bible Reading

Ezekiel 35-34 • 1 Peter 5

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