May 26, 2026 -- Proverbs 11:27 -- What is it you are diligently seeking?

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Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but evil comes to him who searches for it.
Proverbs 11:27 ESV
 
There is no such thing as a ‘basically good’ person. All people are bent toward evil. The natural inclination of the heart is towards wrongdoing. Our free will is always oriented towards the freedom to doing wrong. When a man, or a woman, has been rescued from the present evil age by the glorious work of Jesus Christ (Galatians 1:4) he can never be indecisive about evil and good. He remembers the overflowing, vile, wickedness that drove him and the clutches of evil that choked him. Knowing he is rescued in Christ, he will diligently seek good.
 
To diligently seek good means to pursue God first thing in the morning, and reaching out to Him as your final thought at night. To diligently seek good means you are using your time, money, skills and efforts to remain in God’s good graces. God isn’t going anywhere. So, why do we have to strive to remain in His good graces? Our tendency is to drift. We can strain against the very bonds of love that keep us from running back to our sins at the very first sign of frustration.
 
When God the Father grabs hold of You, He has the power to sustain you in the way of life. The Spirit, send by God, will sanctify you so that your past is conquered and you are given the righteousness of Christ. The question is, as a saved man, or a saved woman, how will you live?
When one gets lazy in his all-out-effort of seeking the good that comes from God, that person will inevitably begin to consciously move towards compromise, toying with sin, and old patterns of life. So, the instruction of Proverbs is a powerful reminder to recommit ourselves to diligently seeking God’s favor.
 
God of Great Salvation, by the powerful presence of Your Spirit within us, teach us once again that the testing of our faith produces steadfastness, and steadfastness effects in believers the completion of faith. We confess our lack of wisdom, and at the start of this day, plead with You for the wisdom that comes from above, asking You will give it to us in generous measures so that we will grow up, maturing in Christ, Who is our Savior and the Captain of Salvation. Amen.
 
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