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Ask,
Seek—Find!
“You
May Check Your Brain at the Door, Please”
Is there a part of you that wants to believe—and yet, you
have questions?
 The inquiring mind, the sincere question, the struggle with doubts—is familiar ground to us.
Christ’s church was born to compete and thrive in
the market place of ideas. Jesus told the early
believer, "Go into all the world and preach the
Gospel." (Mark 16:15).
The
Church
has survived and thrived
because it has answers to the ultimate questions that
humankind asks. The message of the Gospel is interwoven
with real events in history and geography. In Jesus
Christ, God came into the world as a real man, in a real
world, at a real time.
The gospel should be believed because it’s true.
Blind faith is not a virtue. Belief in a religious
fairy tale, even though sincere, is not a goal to be
sought but a condition to be pitied (see 1 Cor.
15:19).
It’s reasonable for seeking souls to evaluate the validity of
the message and the credibility of the messengers.
If you visit the Alameda Chapel, you will not be asked to
check your brain at the door.
God
Blesses Those Who Diligently Seek Him
Questions are not threatening to God! God wants us to
search for Him and find Him, because “He is a
rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Hebrews
11:6).
Notice that He rewards those who
diligently search for him. He said, “you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your
heart” (Jeremiah 29:13). The “heart” is the inner
person—the
mind to think, the emotions to feel, the will to respond. He wants us to engage all of these as we seek Him.
God is not a heavenly butler, to be summoned only on
Sunday or Wednesday nights—or when a person is in big
trouble. He rewards those who respond to His
invitation to have a
personal relationship with Him, to know Him, and to serve
Him as Lord with all they are.
A
person will never know God until he senses that he is a
sinner, is lost without the saving grace of the Lord
Jesus Christ, and desire to turn from sin to Christ.
As
For Those Troublesome Questions . . .
There are solid answers to many questions people have. Some
questions are tough because they deal with gritty reality. Other
questions
are based on myths and notions about God that are out there.
 Has every question of ours been answered? No. Even
though faith rests on the foundation of truth, it
nevertheless is faith. One day, however, our
faith will become sight.
Paul
said, "For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then
face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know
just as I also am known." (1 Corinthians 13:12)
We will always have questions (see Eph. 2:7). Yet, God has
revealed enough about Himself that we know He is worthy
of our faith and trust.
The
Lord Wants you to Find Him More Than You Know
The
great thing is, God wants us to find Him and know Him
more than we could ever know. In fact, we
can only "find" Him because He sought us.
Jesus
came from heaven so that we can see what the invisible
God is like. He is “Immanuel,” God with us,
and came to be the bridge between us and heaven.
He
said, " ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you
will find; knock, and it will be opened to you” (Luke
11:9)
If you are sincerely seeking God, we want to help you find answers
to your questions. Feel free to email us with
any question you may have. Or come and visit.
It is
our prayer for you that as you seek God, Jesus, who is
called the "Morning Star," will one day rise in your
heart and bring you light and abundant life
--Your friends of the
Alameda Chapel |
