March 16

John 7:34 (NIV)
34 You will look for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

Wait a second, doesn't Jesus say in Matthew, "seek and you will find"? What gives here?

I suppose there are a few ways to look at this, but I want you to see past "seeking" and look at the "seeker". Jesus in John 7 was talking to people most of whom had not made up their mind to believe that He was the Messiah and specifically the Pharisees who just sent the temple guards to arrest Him. In Matthew 7 Jesus is talking to seekers, followers who came to Him. In John 7 Jesus is talking to John Q Public or unbelievers primarily. Even if there were some believers there, what would this saying make them do? Follow after and seek harder - plead with Jesus - something! True worshippers can't be stopped with this saying. They are people who will follow Jesus no matter what!

I am in the category of seeking, not after Jesus as my Messiah, but Jesus as my everything! He is my everything and I want to know more, know deeper, understand greater and have His mind, His love, His power working through me uninhibited. For that I, we all must seek Him all the more. Not to "save" us, for that is done - but for Him to have all of us and for us to apprehend all of Him.