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I Myself Am Going

Written by Suzanne Benner

Are you afraid to ask for help? Are you seeking God? Take this study.

“Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near” (Isaiah 55:6).

Have you ever really wanted something? Wanted it so desperately that you were willing to spend whatever time, energy or resources it took to acquire it? Imagine seeking God in that manner.

Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a treasure hidden in a field or a pearl of great value – worth selling everything we own, in order to buy it. Zechariah prophesied that there will be a day when, “[T]he inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat the LORD and seek the LORD Almighty. I myself am going’” (Zechariah 8:21).

Of course, it’s easier to be a follower than a leader; easier to wait for someone else to make the move to go against the flow of culture and risk everything in order to find eternal life. Yet when I read these words from Zechariah, I feel God calling me to be the first one to set out on this holy quest; the one that beseeches God for forgiveness and encourages others to do the same. I hear the call to be the one who humbly seeks God’s face, to know and be known by Him, and by example, urges others to drop whatever they’re doing in order to discover His will.

I sense within my heart the need to say, “I myself am going to seek God, won’t you come with me?”

Almighty God, thank you for the promise that I will find You when I seek You with all my heart (Jeremiah 29:13). Give me the courage and the strength to seek after You regardless of who goes before me or if anyone else follows.  Amen.

Questions: Is anything holding you back from seeking God now? Why is seeking God of greater value than any other thing?

3 Responses to “I Myself Am Going”

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• Claire Colvin says:

  March 24, 2011 at 12:44 pm

  Camila – This is the same as yesterday’s, we had an technical problem this morning. You can see the real devo for today right here. Sorry for the confusion.
• Cindy says:

  March 24, 2011 at 10:07 am

  I think so. Must be a reason we are hearing and reading twice. I know for me it is in my life right now.
• Camila says:

  March 24, 2011 at 9:54 am

  Isnt this the same as yesterday’s?!?! :(

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