Sought, Found and Laid Hold by Jesus Christ by John Carter 3.2.13

Sought, Found and Laid Hold by Jesus Christ by John Carter 3.2.13 
The Bible set the agenda of how we think because we are sinners. Look at Scripture and see how God communicate with us. Paul in his letters to the Corinthians showed how God proclaimed the testimony of God, how the Holy Spirit taught us and transformed people to the likeness of Jesus Christ. Look to the Scripture for what is the truth.
Isaiah 65 v.1 and Romans 10 v. 20/21 
Both passages spoke about God being found by those we did not seek Him. Amazing that God seeks us! In Scriptures we must see the story line, like in Babylon Israelites rebelled against God.
 Isaiah 64:5
People sinned against God and did not call on God. But God love us and He seeks us. God said “I was found by those who did not seek me”, “I am here, I am here”. God spoke to a nation that did not call on His name. Same today, we are rebellious and we want to do our own things. But yet God came to seek us, He said, “here am I, here am I”,
Isaiah 65:1.
We must be inward Christians not only outward Christians. Like in Britain there are very few inward Christians.
 Philippians 3 v.8 - 10
These verses spoke about God finding us even though we are unrighteous. He made us righteous and it came from God by faith. It was the power of the Resurrection that redeemed us and made us righteous in Christ, also sharing in His suffering. Vs 10 Jesus became our identity. In the power of His Resurrection Jesus took our sins, past, present and the future and He saved us. He sought us out, took all our problems and all our troubles. We are to die daily to our sins because we are a new Creation.
Philippians 3 V. 12
 Jesus got hold of us, and we got hold of Him. We press on towards the goal.
Philippians 3 V.13-14
Paul said he did not considered himself yet taken hold by Jesus, but he forgot the past and press on towards the goal of upward call of Jesus as his prize.