Psalm 14:2 - February 7, 2009

Ps 14:2 "The LORD looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God." NIV

God is looking down from heaven, searching for the man of understanding, the man who understands the value of seeking God! The Lord presents himself in this and many other passages as on a quest to find certain qualities within the hearts of men. He is passing by. He is examining every heart. What will he find when he looks upon your life today? Understanding is demonstrated by the fruit that it produces in our lives. If we truly have understanding it is seen in the pursuit of God that is pouring forth from our hearts.
Heb 11:6b declares of God that “he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” God is searching for those who spend their lives searching, living as pilgrims with an unquenchable thirst for the presence of God. The saints of old were praised because as Heb 11:13-16 says, “They admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. 14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 Instead, they were longing for a better country-a heavenly one.” These saints lived searching for something heavenly, recognizing that this life is only a passing shadow and that we were created for the heavenly realms of God. In the same way we are called in 1 Peter 1:17-18 to, “live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.”