Apr 07

It is not enough to seek truth: We must want to know it so much that nothing else matters. We must desire truth with all our heart.

It is one thing to say that we want something, whether it be to know the truth or to desire anything else. It is something else to be so committed to obtaining this desire that we let nothing stop us in the pursuit of our goal.

Many people may claim to want to know the truth, but when confronted with the effort it might take to find the truth, they quickly abandon their search for truth.

Others give up because they have no real love for that which they pursue. The more demanding something is that we desire, the more it will cost us to obtain it. Only a love for the object being pursued will sustain us until we actually attain it.

A high school athlete may train hard and win a title in his school. To win a state championship requires even greater dedication and training. Fewer are willing to undergo the discipline for that. But an Olympic or world title requires the most of all. There is no higher level to aim for and the desire to achieve at that level demands a rigor of dedication that few are willing to accept.

The things of God, including knowing the truth, are the highest things of all. If we would know truth, we should not expect that this noble goal can be obtained by a casual pursuit. God himself declares that we must search for it with all our heart.

That is the hard news. The good news is that if we are willing to give our all to this pursuit of truth, we will find it. That is his promise to us.

Scripture for today: Deut. 4:29; 1 Chron. 28:9
Thought for today: I am to seek God and truth with all my heart.
Prayer for today: Lord, strengthen my heart's desire to search for you every moment of every day.

APR 07