THE LAW OF PURSUIT

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. And when you seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart, I will be found by you says the Lord.  Jeremiah 29:11-13.

The “Law of Pursuit” says that “whatever we are ambitiously determined to obtain we will acquire if we do not lose heart and give up.” People who desire to become doctors pursue a degree in Medicine. People who desire to become psychologists pursue a degree in Psychology. People who desire to become lawyers pursue a degree in Law. They all have one goal in common--to fulfill their desire to become proficient at their choice of occupations. They attend colleges and universities in order to study their occupation of choice.

If a student “half-heatedly” pursues to become knowledgeable in their chosen profession, they will never make the grade or finish the course. In our pursuit of the “divine nature,” we must always be ambitiously seeking to be Filled with Christ or His peace and freedom will allude us. If we are not continually striving for perfection, we will fall short of the glory God wishes to impart to us.

The Bible says to, “depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.” (Psalm 34:18). God’s desire for us is to live in peace. He desires to give us a future Filled with the fullness of Christ who is our example of love, compassion, and devotion.

Peace can be elusive, and can only be found when we “pursue peace.” Christ IS our Peace. We cannot expect God to fill us with the fullness of the “nature of Christ” if we are not humbly pressing forward toward the “mark of His high calling.” If we are not persistently pursuing the “righteousness of Christ,” we will never be “filled” with His righteousness or His peace.

Thank you.

Mobolaji Johnson Ojo

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