SEEKING
GOD; KNOWLEDGE OF GOD: SUPREME VALUE OF

God being who He is must always be sought for Himself, never as a means toward something else.…

Whoever seeks God as a means toward desired ends will not find God. The mighty God, the maker of heaven and earth, will not be one of many treasures, not even the chief of all treasures. He will be all in all or He will be nothing. God will not be used. His mercy and grace are infinite and His patient understanding is beyond measure, but He will not aid men in their selfish striving after personal gain. He will not help men to attain ends which, when attained, usurp the place He by every right should hold in their interest and affection.…

God wills that we should love Him for Himself alone with no hidden reasons, trusting Him to be to us all our natures require. Our Lord said all this much better: “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matt. 6:33)

Jeremiah 29:13; Matthew 6:33; Colossians 1:18

Man: The Dwelling Place of God, 58, 61.