Seeking Jesus

"Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." Matt. 7:7-8

 In John 1, John the Baptist introduces two of His followers to Jesus saying "Behold, the Lamb of God", immediately they leave John to follow Jesus. As He saw them following He asks them "What do you seek?". That's a valid question!

 Let me ask you the same question... "What do you seek?"; what are we seeking in our own, everyday lives? What is our number one pursuit, really? That's what Jesus was asking these two, in fact, that's what He was asking those of us who claim to be followers. All through His earthly ministry Jesus was seen testing the motives of nearly all who "pursued" Him; He was interested in their hearts, why they were following, what were they really expecting, what gains, what loses, how far was to far to follow Him, etc. He wants to know the same thing of us today; "what do you really want?", "why are you a Christian?", and "how far is to far for you to follow Him?".

Unfortunately, the majority of those tested in scripture lacked sincerity. Time and time again we see individuals that wanted the eternal life that Christ offered (and only Christ can deliver) turn back because their motives weren't pure, and the costs were much too high! Times haven't changed all that much, have they? Money is too valuable, our jobs or hobbies are too time consuming, and our families are much more important; but the "Real Truth" still stands, "he who seeks finds".

"You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart." Jer. 29:13

 Mark Hall, youth pastor and lead singer of Casting Crowns, wrote a book entitled "Your Own Jesus"; in it, Mark deals with this topic. What many of us know of Jesus (the experiences, stories, testimonies, encounters, etc.) are usually all connected with the church services we attend, a revival or concert we went to, a pastor who taught or preached with power, a close Christan friend or spouse or parent, when most of the time the truth of the matter is, when it all is said and done and we're all alone in our dark places of life the Jesus we knew was someone else's Jesus.

And that's the "Real Truth"!

I'd like to challenge you to do a few things:

1) Examine your personal walk with Jesus, see if this applies, and ask yourself... "what do I seek?".

2) Read the book, "Your Own Jesus" by Mark Hall (it's on my list of favorite reads).

3) Commit in your heart today to seek after Him with all your heart and find your own Jesus!

p.s. I'll be posting Mark Hall's daily video devotionals on this page; I encourage you to take a few minutes a day to view them, you won't regret!