2Chronicles 26:3-5 (KJV) “Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign ... [4] And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD ... [5] And he sought God ... and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.”
King Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign over the southern kingdom of Judah in Jerusalem. The Bible says Uzziah “sought” God. To seek God is to “strive” or “go all-out” after Him, to know Him more and more, and to live for Him. This begins with a holy hunger and thirst after God (Mat. 5:6). This holy “hunger and thirst” is an inward drive that rejects spiritual contentment. A person with this inward drive feels uneasy with spiritual stagnation.
Seeking God involves a God-awakened desire in the heart of a person to have an ever-growing, intimate relationship and fellowship with the LORD God; it is a love-driven pursuit. Apostle Paul said, “For it is Christ’s love that fuels our passion and motivates us...” (2Co. 5:14; TPT). True striving after God reshapes our habits, priorities, and choices. It makes us seek those things which are above, things of heaven. It makes us set our affection on things above, not on things on the earth (Col. 3:1-2).
Written by: Andrew A. Esemudje