*WHAT IS THE PRINCIPAL REASON FOR SEEKING GOD?*

By C.C Anaedu

What would you answer?

*(1) To get empowered to fulfilling your purpose on this Earth?*

*(2) To receive miracles to your problems and get all your heart desires in this world?*

*(3) To subdue all your enemies and you live enviable life in abundance and prosperity on earth?*

*(4) To learn about his ways to be able to do his will so as to inherit God kingdom.*

Every week billions of professing Christians gather in their worship centers to seek God. It is clear that majority gather to seek God to help them fulfill their plans and purposes on Earth, others gather to seek God to help them solve their problems and challenges they are facing through miraculous manifestations, others gather to fight their physical and spiritual enemies, to subdue them and their powers so as to start living in abundance, good health and happiness. But then, is it bad to seek good things in life? No, but what does the scriptures say on this? What does the scriptures say true worshippers seek?

John 4v23
*Nevertheless, the hour is coming, and it is now, when the true worshippers will worship the Father with spirit and truth, for indeed, the Father is looking for one's like these to worship him ".*

True worshippers of Jehovah do not make seeking of miracles and material satisfaction their primary reason of seeking him, they seek Jehovah with spirit and with truth.

Isaiah 2v2-3
*In the final part of the days, The mountain of the house of Jehovah will become firmly established above the top of the mountains,...And many people will go and say :"Come let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, To the house of the God of Jacob. He will instruct us about his ways , And we will walk in his paths..."*

Here we saw Prophet Isaiah prophesied about how true worshippers of Jehovah will seek him in the last days. They will be seeking for Jehovah's ways not miracles, they will be seeking on how to please Jehovah and not how to acquire material possessions in the last days. But today we can see clearly that those people seeking Jehovah for breakthroughs, miracles, prosperity, etc in this last days are not true seekers of Jehovah.

The Bible account of Jesus, after he had fed 5,000 people with 5 barley loaves of bread and two fishes, he crossed over to capernaum with his disciples, the next day multitudes gathered and crossed over to carpernaum seeking Jesus. Were they seeking Jesus Christ because of word of eternal life he was teaching? No, those crowds were seeking Jesus because of bread and fish they ate.

John 6v26
*Jesus answered them : " Most truly i say to you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate from the loaves and were satisfied. Work not for the food that perishes, but for the food that remains for everlasting life, which the son of man will give you;... "*

This account also shows us again that we are to seek for Jehovah's word, to instruct us. This is word of eternal life true worshippers seek. Today millions are like those crowds in Jesus day. They seek open doors for material blessings, miracles etc. Year by year they gather, Month by month they gather, week by week they gather, even many gathers daily in several Christendom churches seeking for way out of their problems. Majority spend their entire years of their life seeking for miracles, breakthroughs and wonders, but then do they actually get all those miracles they are seeking for? What is it did Jesus tell us to seek?

Matt.6v33
*Keep on, then, seeking first the Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these other things will be added to you".*

The Bible is clear on what to seek, 'God's Kingdom ' when we seek it we get involved in preaching the gospel of the kingdom because until this gospel of the kingdom is preached everywhere the end will not come. Matt. 24v14. When we seek God's Kingdom, we pray for it to come. Matt.6v10. God's Kingdom when it comes, Mankind will have all their problems solved, all their needs met. They will not seek for miracles, breakthroughs and material prosperity again because God's kingdom will bring God's will to be done on Earth. Matt 6v10. Let us seek Jehovah's word, instructions to help us run this race of eternal life. Really, what good will it do a man to gain the whole world and to lose his life? Mark 8v36. Wealth, health, abundance, miracles, prosperity are all good, but nothing can be compared with everlasting life in the New Heaven and New Earth, where righteousness is to dwell. 2Peter 3v13. See you in the New World, if you do Jehovah's will.

The ideal reason for seeking God should be so that one can attain eternal life and live in heavenly perfection forever. Is there any man with a heart so pure that righteousness is guaranteed?

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If you look at the scriptures i outlined, you will believe with me that the PRINCIPAL REASON for seeking GOD is not the main reason why so many Christendom church leaders are gathering people. Watch their messages, it has been Goodie goodie life in this present system, getting what you want, attaining great heights, acquiring material possessions. Yes am not saying that having all these are bad, but then should not be the reason why people should be seeking God. Another example is look at their posters, program themes, they are all about materialism. This is total deception from the plan of God. Isaiah the prophet prophesied that true worshippers would seek for Jehovah's word and instructions on how to please him on the last days. It is one of the verses i outlined.