Matthew 7:7-8 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." In the process of seeking God, we need to ask God for continuously drawing us to Him in order to keep us moving forward, and also ask Him to help us not to give up half-way. We often feel that we'll never find what we're looking for, but the real problem is that we did not keep on looking. Seeking, finding and knocking are all steps in the process of seeking God. If you really want to see the President of United States, you may write a letter to him. You wait for a long time and finally received a reply from the White House stating that the President invites you to meet him. You've sought him and he responded, but you haven't met him yet. You must then find out how to get to the White House; when you are at the White House, you've found it. But you still haven't seen the President, because you need to come to the oval office and knock on the door. When the President opens the door, you've finally met him! The process of seeking the Lord is very similar. Very often the Lord promised us something, but it's a long way from us actually getting it. We need to continuously seek, and we often only find some experiences or doctrines but not the Lord Himself. We need to keep on seeking until we are in front of the Lord, seeing Him face to face. Nothing can replace the precious experience of being with the Lord - Not even spiritual experience or knowledge, law or tradition. When are you with the Lord face to face, communicating with Him in prayer, you will be able to enjoy the sweetness of being in the Lord. May God help us, give us an eager heart and never stop half-way. No matter what you spiritual condition is, just keep on moving and keep on seeking until you and the Lord have each other completely. Pray with Pastor Tong 
Lord, please give brothers and sisters the momentum and eagerness to keep on seeking you. No matter what their spiritual condition is today, may you help them and draw them to you, until they get to see you face to face. May you draw them near you and not allow them to stay in the shallow waters in the spirit, but rather dive into the deep sea to experience your abundance. I thank you and I pray in the victorious name of Jesus, amen! |
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