Finding “Great and Hidden Things” - Feb 18

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You’re mighty to save, tender to speak, and compassionate to care.  …

“The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah …. Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it—the Lord is His name:  Call to Me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known” (Jeremiah 33:1-4).

You want me to seek You, to call to You, to ask of You, to depend on You. It’s part of the personal relationship You invite me to develop with You. When I search for You with all my heart, that’s when I find You. As You’ve said in Your Word, “When you call upon Me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek Me with all your heart, I will let you find Me” (v. 29:12-14).

Of course, I don’t search for You because You are lost. I search for You because You’re always drawing me to a deeper relationship with You. There’s always more—more intimacy, more sensitivity, more accuracy. And You’ve not hidden from me because You don’t want to be found. You’ve hidden from me because Your relationship with me is a journey, not just a destination. It’s an adventure, not just an encounter. It’s a moment by moment anticipation of what comes next, not just a memory of the moments that have happened long ago.

And on the journey of this adventure, You’ve purposefully hidden things from me—truths about Your world, Your nature, and myself, that I don’t yet know, but that You want me to discover. It’s like playing hide-and-seek and I’m “it.” It’s like playing peek-a-boo and You’re the face that’s always watching, even when I think You’re not, ready to answer when I call, “I see you.”

These hidden treasures are nuggets of gold—the gold of the glory of Your Presence, the gold of the wisdom You’ve stored up for the righteous, the gold of the spiritual truths that allow my life to align with Your will and Your ways so that all will be well with my soul, as I journey with You through the adventures of this world. “It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out” (Proverbs 25:2).

Thank You for the joy of adventure. Thank You for making this journey interesting and exciting. Thank You for making me hungry to hear Your voice, to find You when I search for You, to discover the hidden things I did not know. What hidden treasures have You buried for me to find today? What will You speak to me as I listen for voice throughout the moments of my day? I can’t wait to see. I can’t wait to hear. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

Please come join us and spread the word with someone who may be interested for our next Messiah Ministries’ 4 Day Intensive Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry
( www.messiah-ministries.org/calendar ) coming up in March. And please come join our ministry for The Fountain this Friday Night at 7 PM, our monthly city-wide gathering for prayer, praise, and healing worship ( www.messiah-ministries.org/calendar ).