19 Bible Verses about Seeking God
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so that they might search for God, and perhaps grope for him and find him, though he is never far from any of us.
" 'Afterward I will return, and rebuild David's fallen dwelling. I will rebuild its very ruins, and set it up again, So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, And all the heathen who are called by my name, Says the Lord,
but without faith it is impossible to please him; for whoever would approach God must have faith in his existence and in his willingness to reward those who try to find him.
Ask, and what you ask will be given you. Search, and you will find what you search for. Knock, and the door will open to you. For it is always the one who asks who receives, and the one who searches who finds, and the one who knocks to whom the door opens.
So I tell you, ask, and what you ask will be given you. Search, and you will find what you search for. Knock, and the door will open to you. For it is always the one who asks who receives, and the one who searches who finds, and the one who knocks to whom the door opens.
For he says, "I have listened to you at a welcome time, And helped you on a day of deliverance!" Now the welcome time has come! This is the day of deliverance!
"There was once a rich man, who used to dress in purple and fine linen, and to live in luxury every day. And a beggar named Lazarus was put down at his gate covered with sores and eager to satisfy his hunger with what was thrown away from the rich man's table. Why, the very dogs came and licked his sores.read more.
And it came about that the beggar died and was carried away by the angels to the companionship of Abraham, and the rich man too died and was buried. And in Hades he looked up, tormented as he was, and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus beside him. And he called to him and said, 'Father Abraham! take pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in torment, here in the flames!' And Abraham said, 'My child, remember that you received your blessings in your lifetime, and Lazarus had his misfortunes in his; and now he is being comforted here, while you are in anguish. Besides there is a great chasm set between you and us, so that those who want to go over from this side to you cannot, and they cannot cross from your side to us.' And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers; let him warn them so that they will not also come to this place of torture.' Abraham answered, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them listen to them.' But he said, 'No! Father Abraham, but if someone will go to them from the dead, they will repent!' He answered, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead!' "
But you must make his kingdom, and uprightness before him, your greatest care, and you will have all these other things besides.
But you must strive to find his kingdom, and you will have these other things besides.
"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a hoard of money, buried in a field, which a man found, and buried again. And he was overjoyed, and went and sold everything he had and bought the field. "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dealer in search of fine pearls. He found one costly pearl, and went and sold everything he had, and bought it.
There were at Antioch in the church there a number of prophets and teachers??arnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the governor, and Saul. As they were engaged in worshiping the Lord and in fasting, the holy Spirit said, "Set Barnabas and Saul apart for me, for the work to which I have called them." So after fasting and prayer, they laid their hands upon them and let them go.
Those who by persistently doing right strive for glory, honor, and immortality will have eternal life, but self-seeking people who are disloyal to the truth and responsive only to what is wrong will experience anger and fury,
So do not worry and say, 'What shall we have to eat?' or 'What shall we have to drink?' or 'What shall we have to wear?' For these are all things the heathen are in pursuit of, and your heavenly Father knows well that you need all this. But you must make his kingdom, and uprightness before him, your greatest care, and you will have all these other things besides.
So you must not ask what you are to have to eat or drink, and you must not be anxious about it. For these are all things the nations of the world are in pursuit of, and your Father knows well that you need them. But you must strive to find his kingdom, and you will have these other things besides.
and said, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. But not my will but yours be done!" OMITTED TEXT
for, though they knew God, they have not honored him as God or given thanks to him, but they have indulged in futile speculations, until their stupid minds have become dark. They called themselves wise, but they have turned into fools, and for the splendor of the immortal God they have substituted images in the form of mortal man, birds, animals, and reptiles.
Once as we were on our way to the praying place a slave-girl met us who had the gift of ventriloquism, and made her masters a great deal of money by her fortune-telling. This girl would follow Paul and the rest of us, crying out, "These men are slaves of the Most High God, and they are making known to you a way of salvation." She did this for a number of days, until Paul, very much annoyed, turned and said to the spirit in her, "In the name of Jesus Christ I order you to come out of her!" And it came out instantly.
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Perseverance » To be manifested in » Seeking God
Procrastination » To be avoided in » Seeking God
Seeking God » Examples of
and they went to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and made this request of him: "Sir, we want to see Jesus."
Seeking God » Ensures » His being found
Seeking God » None, by nature, are found to be engaged in
For these are all things the nations of the world are in pursuit of, and your Father knows well that you need them.
Seeking God » Saints » Earnest in
Seeking God » Should be » With the heart
Seeking God » Saints » Engage in, with the whole heart
Seeking God » Saints » Early in
Seeking God » Includes seeking » His strength
Seeking God » Ensures » Life
Seeking God » Includes seeking » His commandments
Seeking God » Includes seeking » The city which God has prepared
For he was looking forward to that city with the sure foundations, designed and built by God.
for we have no permanent city here on earth, but we are in search of the city that is to come.
Seeking God » In his house
Seeking God » Includes seeking » His precepts
Seeking God » Includes seeking » Christ
When the angels left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Come! Let us go over to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has happened, that the Lord has told us of!" And they hurried there, and found Mary and Joseph, with the baby lying in the manger.
Seeking God » Includes seeking » His kingdom
But you must make his kingdom, and uprightness before him, your greatest care, and you will have all these other things besides.
But you must strive to find his kingdom, and you will have these other things besides.
Seeking God » Commanded
Ask, and what you ask will be given you. Search, and you will find what you search for. Knock, and the door will open to you.
Seeking God » Includes seeking » His face
Seeking God » Leads to joy
Seeking God » The wicked » Sometimes pretend to
Seeking God » Exemplified » Jehoshaphat
Seeking God » By prayer
Seeking God » Exemplified » hezekiah
Seeking God » The wicked » Prepare not their hearts for
Seeking God » Saints » Prepare their hearts for
Seeking God » Saints » Set their hearts to
Seeking God » Includes seeking » Justification by Christ
but who know that a man is not made upright by doing what the Law commands, but by faith in Christ Jesus??ven we believed in Christ Jesus, so as to be made upright by faith in Christ and not by doing what the Law commands??or by doing what the Law commands no one can be made upright. If through our efforts to be made upright through Christ, we have ourselves been proved as much "sinners" as the heathen, does that make Christ encourage sin? By no means.
Seeking God » Exemplified » Uzziah
Seeking God » Exemplified » Josiah
Seeking God » Exemplified » Asa
Seeking God » Ensures » His favor
Seeking God » Punishment of those who neglect
Seeking God » Afflictions designed to lead to
Seeking God » The wicked » Rejected, when too late in
Seeking God » Ensures » Understanding all things
Seeking God » Saints » Specially exhorted to
Seeking God » Includes seeking » His righteousness
But you must make his kingdom, and uprightness before him, your greatest care, and you will have all these other things besides.
Seeking God » Includes seeking » His word
Seeking God » Exemplified » Daniel
Seeking God » The wicked » Are gone out of the way of
Seeking God » Should be » With diligence
but without faith it is impossible to please him; for whoever would approach God must have faith in his existence and in his willingness to reward those who try to find him.
Seeking God » Is never in vain
Seeking God » Shall be rewarded
but without faith it is impossible to please him; for whoever would approach God must have faith in his existence and in his willingness to reward those who try to find him.
Seeking God » Includes seeking » His name
Seeking God » The wicked » Not led to, by affliction
Seeking God » Should be » While he may be found
Seeking God » Should be » Immediate
Seeking God » Should be » Evermore
Seeking God » Ensures » Gifts of righteousness
Seeking God » They who neglect denounced
Seeking God » Promise connected with
Seeking God » Imperative upon all
Seeking God » Ends in praise
Seeking God » Blessedness of
Seeking God » Exemplified » David
Seeking God » The wicked » Refuse, through pride
Seeking God » Should be » In the day of trouble
Seeking God » Ensures » His not forsaking us
Seeking God » Ensures » Being heard of him
Seeking God » Saints » Purpose, in heart
Seeking God » Saints » Characterized by
Seeking God » Includes seeking » Honor which comes from him
Yet how can you believe in me, when you accept honor from one another, instead of seeking the honor that comes from the one God?
Seeking God » Exemplified » -ezra
Seeking God » Ensures » His protection
Seeking God » Ensures » Prosperity
Seeking God » Saints » Desirous of
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Luke 21:36But you must be vigilant and always pray that you may succeed in escaping all this that is going to happen, and in standing in the presence of the Son of Man."
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