When we think about how much time people actually give God, we can understand why the Bible so strongly encourages us to seek Him. The fact is, we are missing the greatest thing in life if we never really get to know God personally. We must seek Him daily. The apostle Paul said that his determined purpose was to know God and the power that flowed out from His resurrection (see Philippians 3:10). The word seek is a very strong word. In its original language, it means “to crave; to pursue; to go after with all your might.” In Jeremiah 29:13, God Himself promises, “Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a vital necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” Jesus plainly told us what our number one goal and priority should be. When the Pharisees asked Him what was the most important commandment of all, He responded, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect)” (Matthew 22:37). In other words, we can’t just love God when we need Him to help us; we can’t love Him only when it’s convenient for us or popular; we shouldn’t just pay attention to Him when we’re at church or because we think He might punish us if we don’t. No! We are to love Him from our hearts-not out of fear or obligation. And we are to love Him passionately. That’s what “with all your heart” means.
He is a wonderful God. He is worth loving! He is worthy of all your passion and devotion. So don’t wait until you find yourself in a desperate situation. Determine to seek and love God with all your heart from this moment on.
