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Seek: To go in search or quest of; to look for; to search for by going from place to place. To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to endeavor to find or gain by any means.
Ezekiel 34:6. Psa 119:2. Luke 15:8. To seek after the life or soul, to attempt by arts or machinations; or to attempt to destroy or ruin. Psa 35:4. To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery.
Greek: Zeteo [dzay-the’-o] = seek [100], seek for [5], go about [4], desire [3], misc. [7]. of uncertain affinity; to seek (literal or figurative); specially (by Hebrew) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life): - be (go) about, desire, endeavor, enquire (for), require, (× will) seek (after, for, means). Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary. signifies (a) "to seek, to seek for," e.g., Matt. 7:7, 8; Matt. 13:45; Luke 24:5; John 6:24; of plotting against a person's life, Matt. 2:20; Acts 21:31; Rom. 11:3; metaphorically, to "seek" by thinking, to "seek" how to do something, or what to obtain, e.g., Mark 11:18; Luke 12:29; to "seek" to ascertain a meaning, John 16:19, "do ye inquire;" to "seek" God, Acts 17:27, RV; Rom. 10:20; (b) "to seek or strive after, endeavor, to desire," e.g., Matt. 12:46, 47, RV, "seeking" (AV, "desiring"); Luke 9:9, RV, "sought" (AV, "desired; of "seeking" the kingdom of God and His righteousness, in the sense of coveting earnestly, striving after, Matt. 6:33; "the things that are above," Col. 3:1; peace, 1 Pet. 3:11; (c) "to require or demand," e.g., Mark 8:12; Luke 11:29; 1 Cor. 4:2, "it is required;" 2 Cor. 13:3, "ye seek." See ABOUT, DESIRE, ENDEAVOR, GO, INQUIRE, REQUIRE. Vine's Expository Dictionary of Old Testament and New Testament Words.
It has always been a sign of intelligence to seek after a matter and to attempt to understand it fully. As our children grow up there are often a lot of questions from one or more of them and in my experience, I watched a lot of parents discourage the children in that they attempted to squelch the kids from the asking because it was annoying. This is a sad situation because this is one sign of intelligence from the children. As parents we should propagate this type of action to the point of stopping what we are doing and answer the questions to the best of our ability or even stop long enough to dig in somewhere, somehow and find the answer for our children and/or for ourselves.
This was the Greeks way of doing things and they searched for wisdom and knowledge and understanding from the intellectual side. It can have great benefits and can provide answers to life’s most complex problems, not necessarily working solutions. But in the finality, it often ends up in pride, arrogance and a walking away from God the Creator. At some point the learned begin to look for the answers and hide behind the idea that it is science or knowledge or wisdom.
Unfortunately, it ends up throwing God out of the equation and putting ‘man’ in as his own god and having all the answers to life’s dilemma [a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones; a difficult situation or problem]. When my dad was suffering with the onslaught of cancer and most importantly the damage the doctors did to his liver in a radiation treatment, I was walking across the parking lot with the oncology Specialist and this was his comment; “don’t worry Steve, your dad will be OK. We have a pill for everything, and he will be out soon.” He was dead within a month.
Knowledge and wisdom are wonderful characteristics, but if it is towards the world, it can allow itself to eventually exalt itself above the knowledge of God. 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NKJV) casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NLT2) We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. Seeking worldly wisdom can ultimately bring heartache and confusion, but a knowledge of the Lord and His Kingdom will bring life and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Yes, you can have both but seek the Kingdom first and the rest will work itself out. Matthew 6:33 (AMP) But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.
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