“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13).
Some people say we didn’t find God, he found us. That’s true. I believe that. But what about this verse? It tells me something of God’s ways.
I see a child playing hide and seek, searching behind every tree and in every bush for a hiding father. The father’s not lost. He knows exactly where he is and where the child is. He’s waiting. Anxious to be found. Desperate to see the look on his child’s face when he finally discovers what he’s been looking for.
The child searches and grows tired. The father rustles the leaves in his hiding place, drawing the child’s attention. He comes closer, looking more intently. But he’s frustrated. He can only see bushes.
And then the father stands and laughs. “You found me,” he bellows.
“I found you! I found you!” yells the child joyfully.
They embrace.
Which one needed to be found? Which one benefited from the searching? Perhaps, both.
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