OUR DAILY BREAD                 Wed., January 18, 1995
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READ:  Job 23

                THE SEARCH FOR GOD

    "(God) is a rewarder of those who diligently
                    seek Him."

                                -- Hebrews 11:6

Job must have felt as if he were on a roller coaster.
One day he seemed to have everything, then suddenly
everything was taken away.  He lost his family, his
possessions, his health, and he even became alienated
from his wife and friends.

When Job's thoughts sank into the dark depths of doubt,
he felt as if God had become an inaccessible stranger.
He cried out, "Oh, that I knew where I might find Him!"
(23:3).

Many people would say that Job was foolish to think
that he could ever find God.  In fact, one present-day
atheist has called the quest for God "the biggest wild-
goose chase in history."

But if you once felt close to God and now feel distant,
or if you've never known the reality of a relationship
with Him, don't believe for a split-second that you're
on a wild-goose chase.

Remember, He loves you so much that He sent His Son to
die for you (Jn. 3:16).  While you are groping for Him
in the darkness, a nail-pierced hand is being lovingly
extended toward you.  Grasp it in faith!  You will
discover that the quest for God is not a wild-goose chase,
but the way to find forgiveness of sin and the fulfillment
of your deepest desire: a personal relationship with the
God of the universe.

                                -- Vernon C. Grounds

        Found by God!  Found by God!
     Lost in sin, but now I am set free;
  It was not I who found, O Shepherd true
         No, I was found by Thee.

                                -- Anon.
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             THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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      God sometimes puts us in the dark
        so that we may see the light.

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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Exodus 8-10

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