Seeking God

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

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.

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

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

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

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;

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.

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

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: — read the full passage →

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

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

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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.

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. — read the full passage →

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

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

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

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.

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

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

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

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:

I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: — read the full passage →

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.

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

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.

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

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. — read the full passage →

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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. — read the full passage →

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.

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: — read the full passage →

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: — read the full passage →

And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; — read the full passage →

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. — read the full passage →

I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: — read the full passage →

(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: — read the full passage →

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the Lord God of their fathers.

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. — read the full passage →

Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: — read the full passage →

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound. — read the full passage →

In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the Lord their God.

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: — read the full passage →

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one — read the full passage →

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, — read the full passage →

And the Lord shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the Lord shall lead you. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper.

I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. — read the full passage →

Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel. — read the full passage →

For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: — read the full passage →