Whom do I seek?

That was the devotion for today...Who do you seek?  It starts with Mary at the tomb looking for Jesus. Crying.  She looks inside, and He is not there.  Then someone approaches her, and she asks Him if He has taken Jesus' body away and where. Finally, Jesus calls Mary by name, and she realizes it is Jesus, and she wants to cling to Him. This is who she had been seeking.

As I have written before, the scriptures always have a fresh message even when I have read them so many times I know what the words will be and I consider skimming rather than reading and contemplating what message God has for me today. Today, the message was: there is always a fresh and new message! So,  I should always read and contemplate and allow the Holy Spirit to show me the message.

The second message was that Mary relentlessly sought Jesus...even though she didn't even understand yet that He was the Messiah and instead thought He was dead! Every fiber of her being knew she should seek  Jesus, so she did. In fact, she sought Jesus relentlessly even when He appeared to be dead!  What faith!

Do I seek Jesus relentlessly?  Do I seek Him when I have no clue what is happening nor why?  Do I seek Him when everything is going as planned, flawlessly? Do I seek Him when I am hurt?  Father, I want to seek you relentlessly as Mary did.  Please help me to do that every minute of every day!  Amen.