Elmira
Baptist Church

The great need of our day is not churches filled with people. The great need of our day is people filled with God. The problem is not that God has abandoned us. The problem is that we have abandoned God. Our lack of spiritual fire is not because God has become weak. Our lack of spiritual fire is because we have become satisfied with weak Christianity. We are busy and distracted. We have a set of priorities that the early church could not recognize. Too many Christians are occupied with earthly pursuits. Too many Christians are focused on good matters instead of focusing on the preeminent matter.
Seeking God requires intent, requires effort, requires discipline. We seek God not to manipulate Him. We seek God because we desire fellowship with Him. And, according to the Bible, when we set out to seek God with all our heart, we will find Him; and His richness and grace and glory will fill us beyond anything we could ask or think.