Seeking God

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• Matthew 6:33

  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

• 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.

• 1 Chronicles 16:11

  Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

• Jeremiah 29:13

  And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

• Proverbs 8:17

  I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

• Psalms 63:1

  A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 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;

• 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.

• Psalms 9:10

  And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

• Matthew 7:7–8

  Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

• Psalms 14:2

  The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

• Psalms 34:10

  The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

• Isaiah 55:6–7

  Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

• Psalms 119:2

  Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

• Psalms 119:10

  With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

• Lamentations 3:25

  The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

• 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.

• Jeremiah 29:12–14

  Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.

• Psalms 105:4

  Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

• Matthew 7:7

  Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

• 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.

• 1 Chronicles 28:9

  And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

• Isaiah 55:6

  Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

• Amos 5:4

  For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:

• Psalms 40:16

  Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

• Acts 17:27

  That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

• Job 5:8–9

  I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

• Zephaniah 2:3

  Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.

• Psalms 27:8

  When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

• Psalms 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.

• Psalms 10:4

  The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

• Luke 11:9–10

  And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

• 1 Chronicles 22:19

  Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.

• 2 Chronicles 15:2

  And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

• Psalms 34:4

  I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

• Luke 12:31

  But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

• 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.

• Psalms 119:45

  And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.

• Luke 19:10

  For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

• Matthew 13:44–46

  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

• James 1:5

  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.