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For
this Canadian lad,  Josh
Rempel, 16, of Calgary, Alberta, 1998 was the
year he found faith in God. Last August he had an argument
with his mother about religion. To show his non-belief he
told her in no uncertain terms, "May God strike me down
with lightning!"
The very next day, Josh was struck
by lightning.
He peered
through a 2" hole burned
in his hat by the lightning bolt and said
with a smile, "I believe in a higher being now. I was spared!"
Some
may call this pure coincidence.
Regardless, Josh Remple lived to tell the story and
be in many newspapers across the land. His story
has the shadow of urgency, however. Not 24 hours after
his comment, he was struck by lightning.
This
miracle may not be as
dramatic as yours in your quest to find God. While
He is easily accessible to anyone who will seek Him, most of
us don't recieve such an obvious response.
We all have doubts at
various times, but God demands that we search for Him.
Isaiah 55:6 asks that we seek the Lord while He may be found.
The key word here is "while." It denotes urgency. God may
not always be around to be searched for. There may come
a time when life becomes too busy or too haunting for you
and your search for God won't make any sense to you.
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Only when you have
a searching heart,
an inquiring mind, open ears and eyes
will you be able to find Him. And God doesn't mind if you
ask Him questions either. Isaiah 1:18 says, "Come, let
us reason together." Yes, we all doubt at times, as
Josh Rempel will testify, but let
us seek God while He may be found and
we will be spared as well.
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