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Scripture Meditation No. 1693
AATHAVAN – Friday, 26.09.2025
"Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually." (1 Chronicles 16:11)
Today’s meditation verse teaches us that in our daily life, we should not be seekers of worldly possessions, but rather seekers of the Lord.
There is a vast
difference between those who seek God to fulfil their worldly desires and those
who seek Him with true spiritual longing. Those who are bound to denominational
rituals or merely follow worship patterns cannot be called true seekers of the
Lord. Such people attend worship to satisfy their own wishes and ideas rather
than to truly pursue Him.
Moreover, the one who
seeks God only to satisfy worldly desires has a superficial motive. They do not
experience the majesty of God’s power or a loving relationship with Him. True
spiritual thirst can only be found in those who earnestly seek the Lord. Just
as a weary traveller under the hot sun longs for a cup of water, so too does
the soul-thirsty person long after God.
Such thirst was
evident in the saints mentioned in the Scriptures. Their hearts’ deepest
longing was to be filled with the living water flowing from the fountain of
life, who is God Himself. God desires that people seek Him with this kind of
longing.
King David had such a
divine experience. Though he was a great king, neither his throne nor his
riches satisfied his soul. His true thirst was for communion with God. That is
why he cried out in loving devotion: "As the deer pants for the water
brooks, So my soul pants for You, God." (Psalm 42:1)
If we have truly
tasted the love of God, then we will love Him sincerely and seek Him earnestly.
But if our affection is upon worldly things, then we will pray and pursue those
things. As it is written: "The Lord has looked down from heaven upon
the sons of mankind To see if there is anyone who understands, Who seeks after
God." (Psalm 14:2). Yes, beloved, among the multitudes living in this
world, the Lord is still watching to see if there are those who seek Him.
When He finds those
who truly seek Him, His heart rejoices. Of such people He can say: "Like
a lily among the thorns, So is my darling among the young women."
(Song of Solomon 2:2). In the midst of the world’s thorns, such seekers are
like beautiful lilies blossoming before His eyes.
If we seek God not to
gain something from Him, but because He Himself is everything to us, then He
delights in us. Let us ask ourselves: Do we seek the Lord Himself, or do we
only seek the blessings that come from Him? If we truly seek Him, He will satisfy
us with the living water that flows from His heart—an unfailing fountain within
us.
Did not Jesus Christ
say: "The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his
innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’" (John 7:38)? If we
believe in Christ only for the sake of worldly blessings, then we deceive
ourselves. Such a life is like building cracked cisterns that cannot hold
water.
Concerning such
people, God laments: "For My people have committed two evils: They have
abandoned Me, The fountain of living waters, To carve out for themselves
cisterns, Broken cisterns That do not hold water." (Jeremiah 2:13).
Therefore, let us not be among those who commit these two evils, but rather let
us seek the Lord and His strength; let us seek His face continually.
Message by: Bro. M. Geo Prakash

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