Seeking God

When I began my preaching studies at Harding, I had to learn the names of all the kings of Israel and Judah, and something significant about each one.  Over the years, most of their names have slipped from my memory.  Only a very few of the most prominent can be found in the recesses of my mind.

One of those few is Hezekiah.  He is one of those kings who I have thought of and taught about over the years because his personal life made such an impression on me.  The reason for that impression is expressed in 2 Chron 31:20-21, "[20] This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. [21] In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered …"

Hezekiah got it.  He didn't seek prosperity, he didn't seek success, he sought the Lord and served Him wholeheartedly.  In so doing, he gained everything else, including the respect of God-fearing people for generations to come.

Hezekiah lived out the prinicple later recorded in Matthew 6:33, "Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things willl be added to you as well."  Hezekiah faithfully modeled the life to which we are called and demonstrated the truth of that principle.  In seeking God as first order, his life was ordered properly and everything he needed was well supplied.

Most of those kings were spoiled by their power and wealth, ending up as failures not worth remembering.  Hezekiah looked past his position and possessions to that which is truly valuable and gained all that the world had to offer by seeking what the world could not provide: The Inheritance of God, a place in His eternal kingdom.

So, tell me, just what are you seeking?  Are your sights on what you can gather up here or on being part of The Gathering in heaven?  Jus' Askn.