Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find me.
The Book of Proverbs is of course God's book of Wisdom for us in our lives and in our daily living. In this particular verse, we have a simple statement and explanation having to do with God's love.
First of all, in applying this verse to the Lord and to us, we are told that "God loves those who love Him".
Loving God is also explained in another part of the Bible, as a reality in our lives, because He first loved us. 1Jo 4:19* We love Him because He first loved us.
But, having said that, what we have here in Proverbs 8:17, is this truth that blesses our souls and encourages us. God loves those who love Him. He loves us.
And, secondly, we are told that ( and here is one of those promises we find so often in the Bible ) "those who seek Me diligently will find me" This is tremendously encouraging.
What does it mean? Well, if we love the Lord, we have a relationship with Him, and we can do what is called seeking Him, and we can do it diligently.
To seek the Lord, comes from a word meaning "to dawn" that is to be up early at any task, to search for, ( with painstaking earnestness ) to enquire early, rise, in the morning etc.
In application, it can mean to search for the Lord through His Word and prayer in the morning before you do anything else. We call it having morning devotions.
The promise here, is that we will find Him. Find means, to attain, to encounter, to meet, to detect, to meet, to get, to get the thing sought.
So, isn't this great? Isn't this a great promise from the Lord?
I'm praying for myself and anyone who may be reading this, that we might together take God's instruction and promise and find Him. Not just today, but everyday, until we meet Him face to face. Thank You Lord
Pastor Bob Grenier
Calvary Chapel Visalia
Applicational thoughts and promises.
1. We all know we need the Lord.
2. Seeking Him is the way to find Him.
3 The Bible, prayer, meditation upon Him are His ways.
4. He is here, and ready to meet us day by day.
5. He can be found.
6. Diligence is needed on our part.
7. He is the great treasure we can find.
8. Thank You for loving us.
9. We love you Lord.
