the Third Week after Easter
Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you. Jeremiah 29:13-14. For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s. Philippians 2:21.
Many who "seek" do not find, because they do not seek what they profess to seek, or because they seek in a half-hearted way, and with many by-considerations; in realty they seek their own and not Jesus Christ. Since Paul, at the blessed time of the first apostolic Christianity, asserted this concerning all of his coworkers, who should not, in our selfish times, fear lest he deceive himself? Who should not, to free himself from this fear, examine himself earnestly to find whether he seeks Jesus alone, nothing but Jesus, Him and no other thing beside Him? The promise, "I will be found by you," can never fail. The Lord keeps His word. The fault lies with those who seek. It lies in their not seeking Him with all their heart, or in their not seeking Him, but themselves or their own. Dear seeking soul, examine yourself. Examine your heart before the eyes of Him whom you seek. See if it clings completely to Him; if you are ready to sacrifice everything for Him; if you expect to find nothing else in Him but Himself; if He alone is sufficient for you; if you can forsake all else; and if you think as Asaph thought. (Psalms 73:25-26).
Other refuge have I none;
Hangs my helpless soul on Thee;
Leave, ah! leave me not alone,
Still support and comfort me,
All my trust on Thee is stayed;
All my help from Thee I bring;
Cover my defenceless head
With the shadow of Thy wing.
