100 Days with David 2025 Day 22: God looks for those who are seeking Him in order to help them.

100 “The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God….For God is with the generation of the righteous.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭14:2, 5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Did you know that there are wealthy philanthropists who actually seek out causes with which they agree in order to donate funds to groups and individuals? As awesome as that is, there is One Who has access to ALL things, access to whatever you may need, and He is looking for someone to help.

“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.”

‭‭II Chronicles‬ ‭16:9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

The above verse was actually one of my father’s favorite scriptures. He indeed lived his life seeking the Lord. As such, I saw the Lord coming to his aid innumerable times.

Now, it is important to know the context of this scripture

(‭‭II Chronicles‬ ‭16:9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬) to fully grasp what is being said about the Lord.

Let’s examine further: Now, there was one king of Judah, Asa, who was basically a good king; but he had one—what proved to be fatal—flaw. You see, he always looked for help outside of the Lord. One of those times was when he sought out the Syrians to help him in a battle with Israel. This greatly displeased the Lord.

“And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him: “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand. Were the Ethiopians and the Lubim not a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on the Lord, He delivered them into your hand. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.””

‭‭II Chronicles‬ ‭16:7-9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

The correction sent to Asa through Hanani, was not heeded, and Asa died the way he lived: looking for help from other sources, rather than the Lord.

“And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians. So Asa rested with his fathers; he died in the forty-first year of his reign.”

‭‭II Chronicles‬ ‭16:12-13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

There is something about the Lord that many people do not realize. If a person is intent on seeking help from everybody else except the Lord, the Lord will not intervene on their behalf. This is not to say that the Lord never uses other sources to help us (physicians, loan officers, attorneys, and so on). But the point is that the Lord should be sought FIRST; then—whatever follows—should be by the leading of His Spirit.

In today’s portion from David’s psalms, we see that David understood the importance of seeking after the Lord. Now, in reading about David seeking the Lord (through many scriptures in the Bible), we get a sense that he was seeking the Lord out of his love and devotion for Him. And, the result of that seeking was that God came to his help, came to his rescue, over and over again.

For everything in our lives—whether “big” things (e.g., difficult decisions or troubling diagnoses), or things we might consider as being “insignificant” to the Lord—let us make sure that we first seek the Lord for our help!

“And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭9:10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Let us not make the mistake made by the people of Jerusalem:

“But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep. “How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes. Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side. They will crush you into the ground, and your children with you. Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place, because you did not recognize it when God visited you.””

‭‭Luke‬ ‭19‬:‭41‬-‭44‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Jesus was their hope for peace; but they refused to come to Him. And as with Asa, the result of their not seeking the Lord, was tragic.

For today let us know and understand what David knew:

God looks for those who are seeking Him in order to help them.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!