1 Chronicles 27-28: If You Seek Him

We are aliens and strangers in your sight, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. O LORD our God, as for all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name, it comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you. I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things have I given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you. O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep this desire in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.  - 1 Chron. 29:15-18 NIV 
David's words are difficult to understand for many of us who feel that the country we are living in is the be all and end all; those of us who trust in our government and form of government more than we do in God.  For most of us, in spite of what it says on our money, God is the last person we trust.  God  recognized this tendency on the part of his creation.  He warned the Israelites through David and through the prophets,  "If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever." (1 Chron. 18:9 NIV), but just like all of the generations to follow, they did not heed his words.  The kings and kingdoms that they trusted in all let them down and eventually ended in captivity, just as any government will do. 

There is only one path out of any morass...seek the Lord.  There is only one answer to any relationship problem, health problem, emotional issue, or financial situation...seek the Lord.  He is not hiding, he will be found.  But we have to stop looking for any other solution before he will be found.

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