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Reply To: Seeking God

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July 1, 2016 at 8:18 am #1698

Gary

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Thank you. And unless we ever believe that this striving is just too much work or too hard to sustain, let’s not forget why we are instructed to do so. From Deuteronomy: “And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, FOR OUR GOOD ALWAYS, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.”

This work is not for God’s benefit. He may be a jealous God, but he is certainly not a selfish God. This work is for our own benefit, “that he might preserve us alive.” We are the ones who benefit when we strive to know God better and to obey him every minute of every day. It may seem like a challenging discipline at times, but it’s worth it, as we are discovering. God is the most loving, forgiving Father. We should feel that love when we strive to seek God. He is not a hard task-master. He is Love.