Hide and Seek

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Our family has a fun New Year's Eve tradition - Hide and Seek in the dark.  Our home is pretty small so finding new places to hide is challenging, but the point of hide and seek isn't really hiding, is it?  It's knowing someone is looking for you and the anticipation of being found.  Can you imagine how devastating it would be to tell a child "go hide" and to leave the child in hiding without any intention of looking for him?

In 1 Samuel 10:17-27 Samuel calls the people of Israel together and reminds them that Yahweh delivered them from all the kingdoms that were oppressing them, but instead of seeking Yahweh they reject Him.  They go searching for a different king, but Yahweh is still present directing them to the king they want by casting lots.  The lot falls on Saul, but Saul can't be found because he is hiding.  I love God's sense of humor.  The people need the King they reject to tell them where the king is they want.  And God always knows where everyone is hiding.  He tells the Israelites Saul is hiding "among the baggage."

That's pretty normal, isn't it?  Our "baggage" causes us to hide, too.  

We've been wounded and we wound others.  

We've been sinned against and we sin against others.  

We've got "issues" and our baggage speaks to us.

Our "baggage" says, "You're worthless."

                                    "You're a failure."

                                    "You will never change."

Our "baggage" keeps us in hiding.

The True King frees us from our baggage.

The King says:

"You are fearfully and wonderfully made." (Psalm 139:14)

"You are more than conquerors through him who loves you." (Romans 8:37) 

"You are being transformed into the image of the LORD from one degree of glory to another." (2 Corinthians 3:18)

What king are you seeking?  What "baggage" has you hiding?

Lift your heads...lift your eyes.  Your King comes to you.  He has sought you out.  He is freeing you from your "baggage."  He is seeking us.  Will we seek Him?

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

READY OR NOT...HERE I COME!

Join me in searching for the True King, Church.  All of our hope is in Him.

Love in Christ,

Steven