Jeremiah 29:11314
13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”
My husband loves to tell the story of him and his father playing hide and seek when he was a small child. His father would close his eyes and begin to count. Todd would quickly start darting everywhere to look for the perfect spot. As the numbers got higher, he would hold his breath waiting for the words of “Ready or not here I come!” He would close his eyes tight, so his father wouldn’t see him. Then his dad would yell “Todd where are you?” Todd being the good son would say, “Mom told me not to tell you.” Ok, my husband didn’t quite grasp the concept of the game . . . LOL! I on the other hand was much smarter when playing with my mother. I just always hid exactly where she had hidden the round before . . . LOL!
I for one am very glad God doesn’t play hide and seek very well either. “I will be found by you declares the LORD.” Just call out His name and He will pop up with “Here I am!” He “hides” in the same place every time. He is standing right there in front of you when you open your eyes. As a matter of fact, I hear God’s voice calling out whenever I hear James Taylor singing,
You just call out my name
And you know, wherever I am
I’ll come runnin’
To see you again
What a wonderful thought! Seek Him and
He will be found! Matthew 7:7
Lord, I am so glad you are terrible at playing hide and seek. Thank you for always popping up and telling me where you are when I cry out. ~amen
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