Growing up in Alabama we have a lot of interesting phrases. One of those phrases is one people use when they've been looking for something for a while and then finally find it. When they find it they usually happily declare "It was in the last place I looked!" Of course it was! Why would you keep looking for it after you've already found it!?! It's always in the last place you looked.
Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you for everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and the one who knows it will be opened.
Many times we seek answers to issues in our lives. We need guidance for our sins, our struggles, and all the things we need to overcome. Many times we know that God's way for the situation will bring the best result, just like the rest of the passage reads, but in our pride we keep trying to find our own way out of a situation. God's will has good things for us if we'll only acknowledge it and stop there instead of continuing to look for another way.
We also know that many people are trying to find the meaning of life. People are looking who have never been to church or maybe only tried Jesus but have never truly experienced Him. The meaning of life is Jesus. Once you've found Him you can stop looking. Jesus himself said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" John 14:6.
Jesus made a way because of what He did on the cross when He willingly laid down His life and took the sin of the entire world on His shoulders. During this week remember what Jesus did for my sin and your sin. He paid the price and penalty we were due. When we find Jesus we know we can can stop looking and there's no other place we need to look.
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