Seeking God

Seeking God is turning to Him with the whole heart in prayer, worship, and obedience. Those who seek Him with all their heart find Him, and believers are to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.

Seek and ye shall find

• Jeremiah 29:13
  And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
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• Deuteronomy 4:29
  But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
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• Matthew 7:7-8
  ⁷Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. ⁸For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
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• Hebrews 11:6
  But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
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• James 4:8
  Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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Seek first the kingdom

• Matthew 6:33
  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
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• Colossians 3:1
  If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
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• Psalm 27:4
  One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
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Seek His face

• Psalm 27:8
  When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.
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• 1 Chronicles 16:11
  Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
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• 2 Chronicles 7:14
  If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
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• Psalm 105:4
  Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
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Seek Him while He may be found

• Isaiah 55:6
  Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
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• Hosea 10:12
  Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
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• Amos 5:4
  For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live!
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Longing for God

• Psalm 42:1-2
  ¹As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. ²My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
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• Psalm 63:1
  O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
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• Philippians 3:8-10
  ⁸Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ ⁹And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith. ¹⁰That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
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The reward of seeking

• Psalm 34:10
  The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
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• Lamentations 3:25
  The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
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• Psalm 9:10
  And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
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See also

• Prayer
• Worship
• Kingdom of God
• Waiting on God

Notes

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