{"id":31899,"date":"2021-02-11T14:48:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T20:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=31899"},"modified":"2021-02-11T15:12:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T21:12:05","slug":"whos-god-looking-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/whos-god-looking-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Who&#8217;s God Looking For?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by Flora Hartsell Tant<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him<\/em>&#8221; (II&nbsp;Chronicles 16:9).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I was just thinking: What or who is God looking for? I remember the words of our dear brother Sewell Hall: &#8220;The Lord is looking for people who are looking&#8221; and we should be also. The Scriptures tell us who is looking, and just how their needs, as well as ours, are met through His goodness and care.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Those in grief and sorrow: &#8220;<em>Do not fear, for I am with you &#8230; Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand<\/em>&#8221; (Isaiah 41:10).<\/li>\n<li>Those in affliction and discouragement: &#8220;<em>In all their affliction He was afflicted &#8230; And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old<\/em>&#8221; (Isaiah 63:9).<\/li>\n<li>Those without hope and in despair: &#8220;<em>For Thou art my hope; O Lord God, Thou art my confidence from my youth<\/em>&#8221; (Psalm 71:5-6).<\/li>\n<li>Those needing forgiveness: &#8220;<em>But Thou art a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate<\/em>&#8221; (Nehemiah 9:17).<\/li>\n<li>Those looking for strength and deliverance: &#8220;<em>And he said, The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer<\/em>&#8221; (II Samuel 22:2).<\/li>\n<li>Those looking for a path to follow: &#8220;<em>Thou will make known to me the path of life; In thy presence is fullness of joy; in Thou right hand there are pleasures forever<\/em>&#8221; (Psalm 16:11).<\/li>\n<li>Those who seek peace and a reason for living:\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<em>Those who love Thy law have great peace, and nothing causes them to stumble<\/em>&#8221; (Psalms 119:165).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<em>He who finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the Lord<\/em>&#8221; (Proverbs 8:35).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<em>Jesus said to him &#8216;I am the way and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me&#8217;<\/em>&#8221; (John 14:6).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<em>Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him<\/em>&#8221; (James 1:12).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thankfully, He meets and provides all our needs on this earth as we seek to know and do His will. Even more than that, He has prepared a home for us to live with Him eternally. What more could we ask?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Flora Hartsell Tant &#8220;The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him&#8221; (II&nbsp;Chronicles 16:9). I was just thinking: What or who is God looking for? I remember the words of our dear brother Sewell Hall: &#8220;The&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[960,47],"class_list":["post-31899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-calling","tag-salvation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30285,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-does-isaiah-3020-21-mean\/","url_meta":{"origin":31899,"position":0},"title":"What does Isaiah 30:20-21 mean?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 21, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: What does Isaiah 30:20-21 mean? 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