Psa 34:14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
We all pursue(To endeavor to attain to; to strive to reach or gain.) God in many different ways, ekszer-elek some sing songs, some sing spiritual songs, some teach the word, preach the word, read and study, and others pursue God in prayer, but all in all, what ever way we pursue God, we still have one thing in common, Jesus.
Job 13:25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
Will you break that which is dead, and the run after the fragments of the dead thing? Will you follow after those things, that are not to the saving of the soul, just to gather much, that means little?
For when you break the leaf, you interrupt the strength of the wind that blows it around. gudu
The Lord is a jealous God, and will have no other god before Him. For there are many gods, and many Christ in this world, and was sense the beginning. To break is to suffer an interruption of friendship; to fall out.
Do you break with God, and try to interrupt the natural flow of the Gospel? Do you believe that you know the hearts of men well enough to judge others, while forgetting to judge yourself?
By doing so do you believe that your righteousness is better than another’s? Do you teach, and forget to teach yourself? This is not in the pursue of God, and you should be ashamed of yourself, for even without you, the foundation of God standeth sure. hobbijaim
2Ti 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
God knows those that are His. Weather they be in poverty, wealth, war, or in a state of testing. When something bad happens to a Christian, there are reasons that God allows it to happen, just as with Job.
We must all pursue God by His word and commandments.
We must all flee from, Injustice; unrighteousness; sin; wickedness; and evil.
To pursue God is to fear Him, with a righteous fear.
This is just as it is with our natural father, we love him, and fear his reprisals, if we do not do the things, that are ordered us to do.
Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. receptek
“The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom.” Wisdom knowledge, and understanding are the three things that help us pursue God.
Fear is wisdom, and wisdom is, true religion; godliness; piety; the knowledge and fear of God, and sincere and uniform obedience to his commands. This is the wisdom which is from above.
Did you ever wonder why the Bible states that, ” Mans wisdom is foolishness to God.”?
Mans wisdom is based on the things, that he can see, dissect, and manipulate, for with the spiritual, mans power is useless.
Man doesn’t look for the truth, but they look for an alternative to it.
Where does the earth come from?
Man says, a big bang, but never try to explain where those substances came from, the truth is simple, the earth came from a word from the Lord. Man has never tried to explain where space came from, but the word of the Lord tells all. olcsobbszerviz
When man accepts Gods word as being true, they loose all control of their ideas, theories, and speculations, this puts fear into many, and is the reason that many will turn away from the truth, and not pursue God in earnest.
Many teach that we are not to fear God in our pursuit of Him, this is because they do not understand what a reverent fear is.
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
Each ruler that has ever ruled upon this earth, was ordained by God. Even today, we look at rulers around the world, some are peaceful rulers and others are tyrants, but they are still ordained by God.
For there is not a man that rules, that God doesn’t know his heart and motives.
You ask, “Why is this so?” Because even a man being evil was made by God, not being evil, but being capable of making his own choice on how to live.
Rom 9:17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. (ref;Exo. 9:16.)
To pursue God is, to believe Him, and to seek out His council.
He tells us the things that are right and those that are wrong. If we allow Him, He will make our decisions for us, where to go, when to go and what we are to do and say. This is all written down for our acceptance in His word. We need not to seek council from anyone, or any other source.
There is a curse for taking council from witches or sooth sayers.
Lev 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;
And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. (1Ch 10:13-14.)
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. (Deu 18:10-13.)
(In Isa. 19:3 the word “charmers” is the rendering of the Hebrew ‘ittim, meaning, properly, necromancers ( “whisperers”). In Deu. 18:11 the word “charmer” means a dealer in spells, especially one who, by binding certain knots, was supposed thereby to bind a curse or a blessing on its object.)(Necromancer
(Deu.15:11), i.e., “one who interrogates the dead,” as the word literally means, with the view of discovering the secrets of futurity (Compare 1Sa.28:7). (Human sacrifices consumed by fire )(Wizard
A pretender to supernatural knowledge and power, “a knowing one,” as the original Hebrew word signifies.
Such an one was forbidden on pain of death to practice his deceptions (Lev.19:31; Lev.20:6, Lev.20:27; 1Sa.28:3; Isa.8:19; Isa.19:3).
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. (Pro 8:13-21.)
Our Source and supply is with God, and not man. For to pursue man is to pursue injustice, and poverty in body, and soul. Man has a way of righteousness that leads to destruction. The pursuit of God is to fully accept God, Christ and the Teachings of His Holy Spirit. Fully giving yourselves to God, offering yourself as a living sacrifice, which is your duty to God. A living sacrifice is to be, acceptable to all things that are Godly, serving The Master, in the good days, and especially the Bad. We are to encounter bad things, some poverty and others persecution, but even with all that comes upon us, we are never alone.