To have found the Lord, and yet, at the same time, to still yearn after and pursue Him seems a great paradox in the life of a believer. Yet, this is only an appearance - a mirage. These are not opposites, but flip sides of the same coin. We find God only because He has sought us first. The moment we are quickened by the Spirit, our soul leaps in a joyous recognition of the Divine. This is the beginning; the new birth without which no man can see the Kingdom of God; it is not an end (contrary to the preachings of the "cheap gracers"). The Word teaches that we are to work out our salvation with fear and trembling through study and prayer, growing in the knowledge and favor of God. Our continual striving closely after Him is but the souls echo of God's redeeming grace growing and maturing in our hearts. It is the evidence that the Divine Seed was in fact planted in fertile soil; compelling the faithful on the unending quest into the infinite riches of God. He calls, we respond; He leads, we follow. God is always previous - it is the way of things.
Pardon my absence the past couple of days; driving over the road; just got back in.
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