Seek and Scan

When you buy a new car, you have to re-learn so many little things. How to set the clock, work the cruise control, operate the locks, windows, and so on.  One thing that seems to remain the same, on all makes of vehicles, are the SEEK and SCAN buttons.  In the old days, if you wanted to find an AM station, the dial had to be turned manually until you clearly heard tunes, or a voice that you recognized.  Nowadays, by depressing the SEEK button, the radio automatically searches for a station with a strong signal, skipping over the weaker ones, and stays there until you press the button again.  SCAN also searches for stations, but only lingers for a few seconds, before it moves on to the next.  The big difference between seek and scan, is the time element.  When I seek, it is usually to find something I‘m looking for, and I need the extra time to make up my mind.  A scan doesn’t give me enough time to know what the station’s format is.   God built into all human beings a desire to know Him.  Whether we realize it or not, we are constantly seeking or scanning, spiritually speaking.  Which one are you?  A seeker, earnestly listening to a number of options, before finding what you have been truly longing for, or a scanner who merely hears snippets, never tuning in long enough to make an educated choice. Way back, hundreds of years before Christ, let alone FM radio, the prophet Jeremiah knew what it meant to be a seeker, and the benefits that came along with a convinced heart.  Put your heart into it, and truly seek, He will be found, loud and clear!  “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13.