We’ve 40 day fast over lent we should seek the Lord. But I still haven’t gotten around to discussing how we can. As I mentioned earlier, “I guess I always thought it meant “pray longer” maybe even “pray louder”. Of course it meant to fast…”
But what does the Bible say about it. I know I’m ticking off some Bible scholars because I pull verses out of context and don’t discuss the nuances of the original language. In my defense, this is a blog, not a commentary. I do study the verses in their original context, to their original readers, keeping what the early church and later commentators taught in the forefront of my thought, and always looking through the lens of the cross.
So even though it looks like I’m proof-texting, I’m really not as much as some of you assume.
Where did that tirade come from? Oh yes, I’m about to show you how you can seek the Lord.
Live LIGHT with your whole heartHow to Seek the Lord
- Keep your tongue from evil, Turn from evil, Do good, Seek peace and pursue it (Psalms 34:12-16)
- Cast your cares upon the Lord (Psalm 55:22)
- Forsake evil ways and thoughts (Isaiah 55:6-7)
- Have clean hands, Pure heart, Don’t lift your soul to idols, Don’t swear by what is false (Isaiah 24:4-6)
- Serve God with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind (1 Chronicles 28:9)
- Call upon God and pray to him (Jeremiah 29:12-14a)
This isn’t a definitive list, but I found there’s much more to seeking God than “praying louder and longer” or “fasting”. When we study about fasting, we see it’s not the act it’s the attitude that gets our Fathers attention (Isaiah 58).
Seeking God is about 40 day fast over lent. I’m organizing a 40 day fast over lent, but this can’t be an event, it needs to be a lifestyle. The 40 days is to help get us into the habit of seeking the Lord.
He will be found.
Next Steps for seeking the Lord
7 Things the Bible Says we can Seek God For https://revtrev.com/living-light/7-things-the-bible-says-we-can-seek-the-lord-for/
What’s to BLAME when You Don’t Seek the Lord https://revtrev.com/living-light/whats-to-blame-when-you-dont-seek-the-lord/
14 ways to Seek the Lord https://revtrev.com/living-light/14-ways-to-seek-the-lord/
Seek the Lord with Your Whole Heart https://revtrev.com/living-light/seek-the-lord-with-your-whole-heart/
17 Reasons to Seek the Lord https://revtrev.com/living-light/17-reasons-to-seek-the-lord/
Seek the Lord when you don’t know what to do https://revtrev.com/living-light/seek-the-lord-when-you-dont-know-what-to-do/
40 Essential Bible Verses on Seeking the Lord with my whole heart https://revtrev.com/living-light/40-essential-bible-verses-on-seeking-the-lord-with-my-whole-heart/
Seek the Lord when no one is watching https://revtrev.com/message/seek-the-lord-when-no-one-is-watching/
42 Bible Verse on Seeking the Lord When you don’t know what to do https://revtrev.com/living-light/42-bible-verse-on-seeking-the-lord-when-you-dont-know-what-to-do/
39 Amazing Bible Verses on Seeking the Lord https://revtrev.com/living-light/39-amazing-bible-verses-on-seeking-the-lord/
16 Reasons You Can Trust in the Lord with all Your Heart https://revtrev.com/living-light/16-reasons-you-can-trust-in-the-lord-with-all-your-heart/
THESE ARE MAJOR FACTS CONCERNING KNOWING OR SEEKING GOD,MORESO CHARITY IS INVOLVED
AS GOD LAID A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE FOR US,HE GAVE HIS CAME AND ALSO GAVE, AND TODAY THE GIVEN OF JESUS MADE HIS NAME MORE HIGHLY THAN ANYother Name.However,i got what iever wanted thanks.
You’ve made a great start here for a short post. Now I’m wondering–and certainly not for the first time–what does it mean/look like/feel like/etc. to cast your cares on the Lord. It seems like I’m always carrying them around, and I know God didn’t make me to be a pack animal!
For that matter, having studied King Amaziah and figuring out what it means to serve God with half a heart, I’m not sure what serving him with a whole heart means/looks like, etc. You are certainly right that the longer we serve the Lord at all, the harder it becomes to understand some pretty basic concepts.
You’re a great guy to keep me thinking. Keep up the great work on your blog. Blessing to you.