SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND - WHAT ARE YOU SEARCHING FOR?
by LILACLADYJUNEBUG2
IN TRAVELING ON THE ROAD OF LIFE
WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING
MATTHEW 6.33
SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD
AND ALL THESE THINGS
SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU
In the book of Joel, is the call to repentance.
In speaking of the coming conflict in the end times,
Scripture declares in Joel chapter 2.11 - 13 The day of the LORD is great and very terrible, and who can abide it? Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: and rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil."
Jesus when he left Nazareth, and came and dwelt in Capernaum, which upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zebulun and Nephthalim, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, the Land of Zebulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; the people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent, for Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."
In speaking of the coming conflict in the end times,
Scripture declares in Joel chapter 2.11 - 13 The day of the LORD is great and very terrible, and who can abide it? Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: and rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil."
Jesus when he left Nazareth, and came and dwelt in Capernaum, which upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zebulun and Nephthalim, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, the Land of Zebulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; the people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent, for Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."
He later declared : Ask and it shall be given you, Seek and ye shall find, Knock and it shall be opened unto you, for everyone that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." Matthew 7. 7,8
As a light bulb has to be placed in the socket
to work, so too, our lives need to be turned
around 180 degrees so that instead heading
in the path of darkness, the way of destruction,
and the uncertainty of knowing what lies ahead
a person veers around and heads to the LIGHT
SHINING.
Traveling in the Yakima WA area, this photo
is one of many I took in our travels there
which show the circles where the TEEPEES
of the Yakima Indians still remain to this day.
Much of the area is still just as barren as
in the days of the Indians.
One has to search to find the circles - but they
are there. In the midst of the TEEPEES, paths
of rocks were laid out so that children would
learn not to stray away from the village. Also
the grass does not grow where the tents sat.
I have heard it said, that as the Indians migrated,
they would look for the circles, and place their
TEEPEES on the very same places.
Here Jesus is saying
"Repent, for the Kingdom is at hand...and the people came to listen and to watch. In verse 23, 24 of chapter 4 of Matthew it tells us "And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan."
In every way, Jesus was showing Who He was.
In the book of John, chapter 1 verses 1 - 4 we
find these words:
WHEN LIGHT SHINES, DARKNESS FLEES.
Jesus was the Light. He said of himself in
John 8.12 I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.
HE THAT FOLLOWETH ME SHALL NOT WALK
IN DARKNESS, BUT SHALL HAVE THE LIGHT
OF LIFE.
The Ministry of Jesus continued,
and it finally came true what he
said. Like the mountains we came
down, it was a difficult time for
the disciples whom he called Apostles.
He was the King, calling His Apostles.
He was the Light, healing,
teaching, calling to repentance.
When Jesus told the disciples that he was going
to be betrayed, to suffer, and die, he was careful
to tell them he was going to rise from the dead
on the third day.
He made it very plain from the very start
for in John chapter 3 Jesus told Nicodemus
that as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, so too the Son of man would be
be lifted up.
It is not certain to me all that happened,
I only know that Jesus came into my life as
a child of 10 1/2 years old when someone
came into my 5th Grade class and the teacher
told us that a gentleman would give us a
New Testament of the Bible if we wanted one.
I remember how I was so happy to receive
my copy. It was a big day for me. On the
inside cover, was written the reference for
2 Timothy 2 verse 15. So I looked it up.
It said, STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF
APPROVED UNTO GOD, A WORKMAN
THAT NEEDETH NOT TO BE ASHAMED,
RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF
TRUTH."
I do not remember what date it was,
but I know it made my life so different. For
you see, I started looking at the scripture in it,
and found John 3.16 and yes ! I put my name
in it - who so ever meaneth me - the song says,
and yes ! I knew Jesus had come to die in my
place, taking my sins upon himself, and was
buried, and rose again the third day .
Risen from the dead, Jesus showed himself
to the disciples, even when they were behind
closed doors. PEACE BE UNTO YOU. John 20.19
When I asked Jesus to be my Savior,
the Holy Spirit sent from the Father to give
me New Life became mine. The Lord Jesus
is the ONLY ONE by whom The Father will
accept - for He sent the Son to show us He loved
us and wanted us to live with Him forever in
His Heavenly Kingdom.
As a light bulb has to be placed in the socket
to work, so too, our lives need to be turned
around 180 degrees so that instead heading
in the path of darkness, the way of destruction,
and the uncertainty of knowing what lies ahead
a person veers around and heads to the LIGHT
SHINING.
Traveling in the Yakima WA area, this photo
is one of many I took in our travels there
which show the circles where the TEEPEES
of the Yakima Indians still remain to this day.
Much of the area is still just as barren as
in the days of the Indians.
One has to search to find the circles - but they
are there. In the midst of the TEEPEES, paths
of rocks were laid out so that children would
learn not to stray away from the village. Also
the grass does not grow where the tents sat.
I have heard it said, that as the Indians migrated,
they would look for the circles, and place their
TEEPEES on the very same places.
Here Jesus is saying
"Repent, for the Kingdom is at hand...and the people came to listen and to watch. In verse 23, 24 of chapter 4 of Matthew it tells us "And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan."
In every way, Jesus was showing Who He was.
In the book of John, chapter 1 verses 1 - 4 we
find these words:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God and the Word was God. The same was
in the beginning with God. All things were made
by him, and without him was not anything that was
made. In him was life, and the life was the light
of men. And the light shineth in the darkness,
and the darkness comprehended it not.
WHEN LIGHT SHINES, DARKNESS FLEES.
Jesus was the Light. He said of himself in
John 8.12 I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.
HE THAT FOLLOWETH ME SHALL NOT WALK
IN DARKNESS, BUT SHALL HAVE THE LIGHT
OF LIFE.
Here in Surprise Valley, Henry and I traveled
down an old road which went zig zag down
the mountains and we had to go very slow.
.
The Ministry of Jesus continued,
and it finally came true what he
said. Like the mountains we came
down, it was a difficult time for
the disciples whom he called Apostles.
He was the King, calling His Apostles.
He was the Light, healing,
teaching, calling to repentance.
When Jesus told the disciples that he was going
to be betrayed, to suffer, and die, he was careful
to tell them he was going to rise from the dead
on the third day.
He made it very plain from the very start
for in John chapter 3 Jesus told Nicodemus
that as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, so too the Son of man would be
be lifted up.
It is not certain to me all that happened,
I only know that Jesus came into my life as
a child of 10 1/2 years old when someone
came into my 5th Grade class and the teacher
told us that a gentleman would give us a
New Testament of the Bible if we wanted one.
I remember how I was so happy to receive
my copy. It was a big day for me. On the
inside cover, was written the reference for
2 Timothy 2 verse 15. So I looked it up.
It said, STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF
APPROVED UNTO GOD, A WORKMAN
THAT NEEDETH NOT TO BE ASHAMED,
RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF
TRUTH."
I do not remember what date it was,
but I know it made my life so different. For
you see, I started looking at the scripture in it,
and found John 3.16 and yes ! I put my name
in it - who so ever meaneth me - the song says,
and yes ! I knew Jesus had come to die in my
place, taking my sins upon himself, and was
buried, and rose again the third day .
Risen from the dead, Jesus showed himself
to the disciples, even when they were behind
closed doors. PEACE BE UNTO YOU. John 20.19
When I asked Jesus to be my Savior,
the Holy Spirit sent from the Father to give
me New Life became mine. The Lord Jesus
is the ONLY ONE by whom The Father will
accept - for He sent the Son to show us He loved
us and wanted us to live with Him forever in
His Heavenly Kingdom.
Here I was in back of my brother Harry (Skipper)
and my little sister Diane. I was such a big
girl I thought. It was not until I was in 5th
grade that I learned about Jesus, and who He was.
How glad I am someone told me.
I am telling you now,
that you too can have L I G H T
in your life.
You too can have PEACE
LOVE
JOY
COMFORT
ASSURANCE
and
DIRECTION
knowing this.
All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
Romans 3.23
For the wages of sin is death, but the
gift of God is eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6.23
Jesus said to Thomas, "Thomas, because
thou hast seen me, thou has believed;
blessed are they that have not seen,
and yet have believed."
John 20.29
When I was five years old
this was me. I had red hair,
and a new outfit Grandmother made me.
Mother had said, When you grow up,
I want you to tell me who God is, and
I will believe too. You know, that
made me very hungry to know
that I had a J O B to do...
God knew who I was.
I did not know who HE was.
So HE found a way
to show me.
Will you let him in ?
He is knocking on the door of your heart.
You will never regret
trusting the One who
said,
I AM THE WAY
THE TRUTH
AND THE LIFE
NO MAN
COMETH UNTO THE FATHER
BUT BY ME.
