Pursuing God: Present Tense

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Proverbs 21:21 says, "He who pursues righteousness and mercy finds life". The word used for 'pursue' is a Hebrew word that also means 'to hunt'. We are to hunt after righteousness and mercy, to pursue it with all our hearts, to even run after it. Notice something else- it doesn't say that the one who pursued righteousness is blessed, but the one who pursues it. In other words, we are never to stop pursuing God. The pursuit of God and His righteousness is something that must never become an action of the past tense. One of the greatest mistakes believers make is that they pursued God- but only in the past tense and not anymore. They lost their zeal and passion to pursue God. Having pursued Him in the past alone doesn't bring blessing. But pursuing God in the present does. Make it your aim, your plan, your occupation, your joy to pursue God. Then you will find life and you will be blessed. For the one who continually pursues God and His righteousness will continually be blessed with new life.

From Message #802 - The Divine Hunt