Musick-al Note # 251
In his charge to Solomon, when David declared that Solomon would rule Israel after his death, David made a statement that everyone should remember today, “The Lord searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek Him, He will be found of you: but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.” 1 Chronicles 28:9. God knows man, even better than man knows himself and is able to supply man with all that he needs. There seems to be an attitude in the world today that one can deceive the Lord God. How foolish in the light of such passages as this one.
More pertinent to man’s need is the fact that man can find God if he searches for Him. God is no tyrant who plays “hide and seek” with men whom He has made. He loves man and is ever available to him. He desires that man know Him and obey Him and come to live with Him in eternity. He can be found and has even given instructions for man to know how to come to Him. If one will give heed to the words of the revelation of God, that person can find God and serve Him. He will be blessed throughout his days here and inherit the joys of heaven when life here is gone.
However, David’s statement includes a warning. A warning against apostasy! “If you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.” A terrible tragedy, to be cast away – lost throughout eternity – because you left God. How did it happen? The services were neglected; service for His work was forgotten in the rush for the riches and pleasures of this world. Hope no longer burns brightly in the heart, faith in God and His promises is dead, love for the Lord lessened as love for worldly honor and praise increased. Hymns are no longer sung; no prayers are breathed in the stillness of night; no thought given to the Lord or His kingdom. But you are LOST — lost from an eternity of bliss, joy and happiness. Lost – cast away – into an eternity of anguish, misery, suffering and regret. Lost – without hope – in Hell that was prepared for the Devil and his angels for all eternity.
Gordon Musick
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