Seek And Find

Seek (v): to search for something or try to find or obtain something (Cambridge Dictionary)

In a time when we are buried in false information, lies, and personal opinions, we find ourselves digging harder for the truth. We must intensely, passionately, and persistently search for the truth. As hinted in Jeremiah 29:13, seeking isn’t something that is done half-heartedly, it must be done with all our heart.

‘You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.’

– Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)

It is not enough to scratch the surface; one must dig deeper to find the truth. It is not enough to read a few articles and know the solution to the problem. It is not enough to be told something is good for you without analyzing the truth behind those claims. It is not enough to hear interesting, eye-catching news and believe it is the truth. It is not enough to see a video or picture and believe it is the truth. We cannot run our lives solely on the words of others. We can’t depend on others to provide answers, especially if they are circumstance-based. We must seek out the answers for ourselves!

No great detective solved a case solely by listening to the words of the suspects. Detectives would intensely, passionately, and persistently analyze all the clues to find the truth. So why should we sit back, blindly follow others, and allow ourselves to be lost in lies? In research, for example, studies are analyzed down to the bone. It is not enough to take one good result as the truth. Lives are dependent on the very research that is done.

The drive we demonstrate in seeking out the truth in research, for example, are we doing the same in our spiritual lives? Are we seeking fruit more than the tree? Are we seeking prophetic words and voices more than knowing the source? Wouldn’t it be better to have a relationship with the giver of gifts than the gift itself?

‘It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.’

– Proverbs 25:2 (NIV)

Proverbs 25:2 speaks clearly about the drive that we should have, in all areas of our lives, to discover the truth. It is our duty to seek out the mysteries of God in the world. It is our duty to seek out the knowledge to understand what God has concealed in our creation. Many of the discoveries we enjoy today came from people who desperately sought out the truths of the world. Just as we seek the truth amidst the false information surrounding us, we must earnestly seek Him in prayer for it is through Him that we discover what He has hidden.

Let’s no longer drown in lies but be set free in the truth as we earnestly seek and find!