Diligently Seek

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

November 20, 2025

Diligently Seek

But without faith it is impossible to please him: 

for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, 

and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Hebrews 11:6 (KJV) 

I looked at several translations of the verse quoted above. The NRSV did not include an adverb for ‘seek.’ The NLT says, “sincerely seek” and the NIV says, “earnestly seek.” I like the KJV translation best because I believe diligently seek is what the author of Hebrews wanted to convey. We can find several examples of diligent seekers in the Bible.

The shepherds were diligently seeking Jesus when they left their flocks in the field and journeyed into Bethlehem. The wise men were incredibly diligent as they traveled long and far as they followed the star to Israel. Simeon was diligent in his waiting for the appearance of the Messiah in Jerusalem. John and Andrew asked Jesus for his address, Matthew invited Jesus to his home for dinner. In Jericho, Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore-fig tree so he could see Jesus. And God rewarded all these diligent seekers.

I’ve paused for a few minutes and remembered the times when I can say I was diligently seeking the Lord. I was deligent five years ago when churches closed, and I sought a place where I could receive Holy Communion. God led me to an Anglican Church, and God has rewarded me abundantly. Two years ago, I was most diligent in my preparation to travel to Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre in Paris to partake of Holy Communion. That experience is never far from my thoughts. I’ve been writing these meditations for almost fifteen years. The process of writing is my most diligent arena, and I’ve been blessed by receiving affirmations of how my thoughts have helped draw people closer to the love of God.

My Takeaway: As I strive to make the life in Christ my way of life, I want my diligence in seeking Jesus to be my way of life, not just an occasional experience.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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