God looks for those who are seeking Him in order to help them. - Day 22

“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 Who 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 and I saw the Lord coming to his aid innumerable times. It is important to know the context of this scripture to fully grasp what is being said about the Lord.

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. The Lord was not pleased.

“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

This 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 our portion from Psalms today 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. But, 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—from big things (like difficult decisions or troubling diagnoses), all the way to things we might consider being “insignificant” to the Lord—let us make sure that we 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

For today let us know and understand what David knew:

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

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