Hosanna Restoration Church

In order to discover anything, a person must be looking for something. The whole world is looking for something; they just do not realize that God is the something they are looking for. That is why it is so important that we who have found Him keep Him out there for folks to find!

I was thinking about Abraham and how He discovered the one true God. He was seeking God among the gods when God spoke to him and he believed it was God and that He was “The God!” It is pretty amazing when you think about it. From there on, Abraham made other discoveries.

First let me back up to the heading of this devotion. The idea of God Rush came as I was thinking of the days of the gold rush in various parts of the country. When gold was discovered in California, and in Alaska, there were a number of people who headed out to strike it rich. Not everyone rushed out to mine for gold and of course not everyone who rushed out, found gold or struck it rich. Some who found it were killed for their gold, others just gave up, and some did in fact make their fortunes. When it comes to seeking God; not everyone rushes into the race, but everyone who seeks will find that He is everything He says He is. It may take some effort, but the rewards are amazing.

Now as for Abraham, he discovered that even when he did things wrong, God could and would fix them. For instance, when Abraham decided to lie about Sarah being his wife in order to protect His own life, God proved that He was able to protect, redirect, and bless him even in his ignorance. There is a pretty good chance that we will not always get it right or do it all right in our walk with God, but if we will just maintain our faith in God, we can be sure that He will work it out.

Abraham also found that compromise has its cost. When he tried to become the father of nations with the wrong woman, it caused so much trouble and that trouble continues till this day. It does not matter who suggest a different way than God’s way, we need to know that we should stick with God’s plan. I do not know any Christians who have not discovered that in one way or another, but we most certainly need to press toward the place where we refuse to go any way but God’s way.

Abraham also discovered that God was more than able to recover and resurrect even the greatest messes he could make. We too can be sure that by believing God, and only by believing God will we enjoy all of the goodness of God in the land of the living.

In all of our rushing, if we will be sure that our rush is for God we will behold His glory and enjoy all that He has promised. If only every person would be determined to be one of the few, then it would not be only a few who find it.

We all need to know that we have not begun to discover all that God has for us. There is always more. He truly is amazing!