Sought: July 5, 2010

Today's Word for Monday July 5, 2010

SOUGHT

DEFINITION
Go in search or quest of; resort to; attempt; endeavor.

SCRIPTURE

"And they shall be called the Holy people, the redeemed of the Lord; and you shall be called sought out, a city not forsaken." Isaiah 62:12

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

In the wonderful grace of God it is seen very clearly that we were not only sought by God but sought out. There is a difference between seeking something with little value and seeking out something with great value. We constantly look for things in the house that we have misplaced or lost. Usually the item is not of great value and is something that could be easily replaced. While we search for this kind of item we usually are not too concerned. Most likely we are only seeking to find the item.

When the item is very valuable our searching is more intense and we go to no ends of trouble and effort in seeking out the item. It is this kind of seeking out that God has done for us. We were lost and because we were so valuable to Him - one of His chosen children - He was seeking us out and doing much more than just looking for us.

Before we knew Christ we were lost. We were wandering in the darkness of our sins and wallowing in the filth of our wickedness. In God's sight we were like a precious piece of gold that had fallen into a sewer. Gold is precious but we are more precious to God than gold and therefore we are sought by Him. In His mercy He came to us while we were wandering, bringing to us the good news of the gospel. We were lost sheep, desperately lost as though we had wandered into another country. We might think we are so lost it would be impossible for the good Shepherd to find us in our wanderings.

But because of God's unconquerable grace, He found us and sought us out to be one of His children. God never relinquishes His search until the "chosen" are sought out effectively. As believers, we are not sought out today and cast away tomorrow.

When you think of the matchless grace of God our Father, even to be willing to seek us out is really beyond reason. When you think of what God has done to seek us out it should lift up your heart in wonder and you should praise the Lord daily that you were sought out.

LEARNING

Our memory verse for this week is found in Isaiah 26:3.

You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

PRAYER

Thank You for seeking me out because I was lost in the depth of an ugly and sinful world. Thank You for the salvation You brought to me so that I could become one of Your children.