Hide And Seek Ezekiel 34:7-16

My son loves to play hide-and-seek. He doesn't quiet have the hang of it though. He will many times hid in the same spot, or when I am pretending to wonder where he is, he'll give him self away. Hide-and-seek is a lot more fun when you understand the game.

It's not much different from our misunderstanding of how we accepted Christ. Have you ever heard someone tell you about when they found Jesus? Perhaps you have even felt as if your faith in Christ came as a result of something you finally did or understood. Our scripture tells us that we were not the ones doing the “finding”, rather Jesus was the one who sought us out.

This makes sense if you think about it. Jesus isn’t lost. He does not need us to find him. We are the ones lost in our sin, and in need of help to find our way back.

Our passage today explains it clearly, “For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep… I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak,”

I hope you find it comforting to know that God is seeking us out. Just like I always know where my son is, God also knows where we are. He continures to pursure his hiding child, seeking out those who are lost in sin. We have a choice to follow him or not, but we don’t choose whether or not he will look for us. He loves us too much to leave the searching to us.


Read today's passage at Biblegateway Ezekiel 34:7-16