Seek Me Early
Proverbs 8:17
17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
Isaiah 55:6 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near;
When I was nineteen I, along with a handful of teens from church, visited three nursing homes along with two people who were housebound. We did this every Saturday from 9-4. Mrs. Schwarz delivered the Bible lesson, and our little group sang hymns and Southern Gospel songs.
Wherever I hear today’s scripture, my mind goes back to those early days when we were dedicated to delivering God’s message in Word and song and my heart is warmed.
Seek God early
Many years later I was the pastor in charge of the older congregation. I visited Assisted Living homes and private homes of folks who could no longer attend church services, and I was delighted to once again carry God’s Word, serve Holy Communion and listen to stories of people whose youth had long since passed.
Seek God early
Now it is I who am old and I wonder if I reach the point where I can no longer attend church if there will be someone to bring the Word to me. But until then, I will continue to get up early, read the Word, commune with the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, and give thanks with a grateful heart that I have had a relationship with the One, True and Living God, and that I have had the privilege of serving Him by serving His people.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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