Title
What Are You Looking For?
Scripture
He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to him who seeks evil.
(Proverbs 11:27)
Devotional
There is nothing greater to seek than the favor of the Lord. This we can do by walking in obedience to Him, keeping the commandments found in His Word, and by loving His people. God says that when we do it right, we can find favor with not only Him, but also with man. Most of us desire God’s favor, but few of us earnestly seek it. To do something earnestly is to do it with a passion, giving all of our hearts to the endeavor in which we are called. We are to enthusiastically do “good," expecting that “good” to produce favor. Now, on the other hand, if we seek evil, we can expect trouble. “Seeking evil” can be defined as being more concerned with our goals than the approach to those goals. That is, using any means to justify any end. God can’t bless just any path. He can only bless the “good” path.
Text For The Day
Proverbs 11:27: He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to him who seeks evil.
Thought For The Day
“Look for yourself and you will find in the long run hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ and you will find him, and with him everything else thrown in.” C.S. Lewis, his last talk on BBC radio entitled The New Men.
Questions To Ponder
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Is God more interested in results or the path that we take to obtain those results?
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Can how we walk be separated from where we are going?
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In all honesty, what are you seeking more than anything else in the world?
Morning Study Guide
Defining: To “seek” in our text is to look not only eagerly for good, but to look early—like looking for the sunrise. It has the connotation of looking for success and good in and for others.
Referencing: “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord,” Hebrews 12:14
Applying: Seek the favor of God and man by seeking the will of God and the well being of others.