Seeking God
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What is Man Purpose:
What is Man Purpose:
for generations we have taught children that the world came from nothing and that the world and universe spontaneously just happen. we had a world famous scientist name Steven Hawking claim that God was not necessary for the exists of the universe and the world. Mr. Hawking also claim that due to the law of Physics nothing created matter and matter supposedly create life. once life was created, life continue to grow and supposedly evolved over thousands, and maybe millions of years. yet Man still asks these kinds of questions “who am I?” what is my Purpose in this life?” and “why am I here” one of the problems is that man has trouble realize his limitation here in the physical life. Once man realize his limitation, he then begin search for what or who created the universe. So, let turn in our Bibles to Eccl 12:12.
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all.
From this verse here Ecclesiastes we understand a purpose.
Our purpose is to fear God, and to Keep his commandments.
Once man realize that he is to fear God and keep his commandments. Man begins to understand that God is the creator of the universe and the world whole heartily. Man will begin to seek or search out God. the Bible even tells that it is our duty as a christian to seek out the true and living breathing God. turn in your Bibles to (Deut 4:29)
29 But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
we are to seek our God out
we will find God if we seek him with all our heart and with all of our soul
Man also must realize that in order to seek God out. He must believe in God and understand who God is. understand this without Faith how can you find God? turn in your Bibles to (Heb 11:6)
6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Here the author of Hebrews tells us that it is impossible to please God without faith.
we also should take notice that God wants us to Believe in Him.
God wants us to find him.
God wants a relationship with us.
God even goes as far as calling us his children
God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.
what does it mean for man to seek God? it means to search or reach for God. many have often wonder what heaven will be like after they leave the physical life. what we need to understand is that God will be there, and those who obey will be there with him. lets go and turn in our Bibles to (Rev 21:3).
3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.
What can we understand from this verse here?
God is going to dwell with his people.
We shall be his people.
God is going to be our God.
this only one way of describing on how to reach God. another way on how to reach God. is Man trying to be perfect like God, in the likeness of God, to Be holy and Righteous, to be blameless. Let go head an turn in our Bibles to (Mt. 5 48).
48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
What can we get from this verse here?
are we suppose to be trying to be perfect for God?
Our Goal as a man is to be perfect like God. in order to do should we be seeking him out daily, trying to walk the path of light and not the path of darkness? God desire for man to try to be prefect and seek him. Let go ahead turn in our Bibles to (Ps. 14:2)
2 The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
God is looking down from Heaven to see if anyone is actual doing what we are suppose to be doing. that is the will of God. to trust in God, to understand that God is never going to leave his children, and to obey the loving father who created the universe and earth. we also need to understand that God wants us to learn for him, because how are we to seek out the creator of the universe if do not have an understanding of God? Man is to seek or gain the knowledge of God. the only way of doing that is by studying the scriptures. Let turn in our Bibles to (Mt.6:33)
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
you see if we seek God Kingdom and God Righteousness first, things will start to fall into place. let go back look at a verse that was mention before this what did it say about God if we seek him?
6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
At the end of verse here in chapter ll read the end of it what does it say God will do? God is going to reward those who seek him, God is going to take care of those who wish to seek him and get to know who he is. God tells us on how to find him, he also shows what happens to those who do not seek him. God tells about those who should have seek him but they were to late to seek him out. let us turn in our bibles to (Prov 1:28-33).
28 “Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
29 Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 They would have none of my counsel
And despised my every rebuke.
31 Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way,
And be filled to the full with their own fancies.
32 For the turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33 But whoever listens to me will dwell safely,
And will be secure, without fear of evil.”
Here Proverbs we see that God does think about us, and he is also very patient with us to a certain point to were he will decide to give up on us if we do not seek him first.
we also need to understand while seeking God we need to obey God words. lets look at another portion of Gods word here on this section. so go ahead and turn in your Bibles to (Prov 2:1-5)
1 My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you,
2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding;
3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding,
4 If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5 Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
as we read this passage did you notice the “if” in Verse 1? it is apply that if your received my words in verse 1 we see that God allowing man to chose to study and to seek God out on his own or is man going to chose to seek out his own desires. God wants us to chose him, but the choice is up to us. Look at (2nd Peter 3:9).
9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
God can never force man to follow him. Love, true love cannot be forced or constrained, it is freely given by choice.
we understand that it is a choice to follow, seek, obey, and to have faith in God. if man truly desires to leave and not seek out God he will lose himself and his eternal life. Man will lose the opportunity of being in the presences of the God himself. Look at (Mt. 25:30)
30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
God never wants anyone to perish. God loves mankind. God love mankind to the point that God gave his only son to die for mankind. turn in your Bibles to John 3:16
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
God loves those who are willing to seek him out look Prov 8:17
17 I love those who love me,
And those who seek me diligently will find me.
we as mankind need to remember why we are here, we are here to serve God. we are also here for God pleasure. Look (Rev 4:11)
11 “You are worthy, O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
For You created all things,
And by Your will they exist and were created.”
we are here for this purpose, this purpose only. Chance did not bring about it the existences of the whole universe. Gravity alone did not create anything. God Created everything, and mankind. by the laws of creation God can command man. Mankind was brought into this world perfectly formed by the hands of God himself. look Isa 44:2 and Ps 139:13-16
2 Thus says the Lord who made you
And formed you from the womb, who will help you:
‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant;
And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
and
13 For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.
these two verse are examples that God knows who we are before we are made. it also shows that God is responsible for our formation in the womb. after we are born and grow into children we are consider innocent and are also consider a perfect creation in God own eyes. from children to adults we grow, around this time the world and the devil will try to charm us, tempt, and lead us astray. when this happens to us and we go along with it. this is what we would call sin and sin is what separates us from God (If you remember the lesson on Sin). in which case we as mankind becomes guilty in the eyes of God. Lets, turn in our Bibles to James 1:14
14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.
Then we also have Paul telling the Christians in Rome and us also in Rom 3:23
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
all mankind is guilty eventually in the eyes of God. in order to return to the relationship with God man must also have guidance. Mankind cannot do it on his own. (Prov 16:25)
25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.
The Bible is map created by God given to us (mankind) and If you remember what the Bible stands for (Basic instruction before leaving Earth).the Bible will guide us back to God. Look at Ps. 119:105
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
we need to understand that the Bible will only guide those who seek God diligently. (Ps. 73:24).
24 You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.
If we study the Bible daily, the Bible will guide us back to the loving God who create us from the beginning God love us first there for should we show creator the same love look at (1st John 4:19)
19 We love Him because He first loved us.
we need should seek God out of love, and faith. the hardest thing about today is many people claim to be christian. the problem is not many people seek out the kind, loving, caring, jealous, wrathful, and all knowing God out. that is all this morning.