Seeking God
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· 21 viewsGod’s desire is that all people should seek after him and find him. Those who seek God with all their heart are rewarded, but those who fail to seek him do so to their eternal loss.
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God’s heart is for people to seek him
God’s heart is for people to seek him
God wants people to seek him
God wants people to seek him
so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;
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God calls people to seek him
God calls people to seek him
Seek the Lord while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
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God promises that people will seek him
God promises that people will seek him
“In those days and in that time,” says the Lord,
“The children of Israel shall come,
They and the children of Judah together;
With continual weeping they shall come,
And seek the Lord their God.
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God promises to be found by those who seek him
God promises to be found by those who seek him
I love those who love me,
And those who seek me diligently will find me.
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God’s opportunity for seeking him is now and is restricted to this life
God’s opportunity for seeking him is now and is restricted to this life
For He says:
“In an acceptable time I have heard you,
And in the day of salvation I have helped you.”
Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
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Seeking God is an issue of the heart
Seeking God is an issue of the heart
Seeking God begins in the heart
Seeking God begins in the heart
When You said, “Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”
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Wholeheartedness in seeking God is required
Wholeheartedness in seeking God is required
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
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Seeking God and his kingdom is the priority of life
Seeking God and his kingdom is the priority of life
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
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Examples of people seeking God
Examples of people seeking God
Josiah; Asa
Jehoshaphat:
Jehoshaphat:
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The consequences of seeking God
The consequences of seeking God
It leads to life
It leads to life
For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:
“Seek Me and live;
But do not seek Bethel,
Nor enter Gilgal,
Nor pass over to Beersheba;
For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity,
And Bethel shall come to nothing.
Seek the Lord and live,
Lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
And devour it,
With no one to quench it in Bethel—
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It leads to forgiveness
It leads to forgiveness
if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
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It leads to blessing
It leads to blessing
Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the whole heart!
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It leads to provision
It leads to provision
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints!
There is no want to those who fear Him.
The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
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It leads to protection
It leads to protection
One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
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 inquire in His temple.
For in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall set me high upon a rock.
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It leads to understanding and wisdom
It leads to understanding and wisdom
Evil men do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord understand all.
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It leads to renewed strength
It leads to renewed strength
Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
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It leads to rejoicing
It leads to rejoicing
Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
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Hindrances to seeking God
Hindrances to seeking God
Unrighteousness
Unrighteousness
Sow for yourselves righteousness;
Reap in mercy;
Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord,
Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.
You have plowed wickedness;
You have reaped iniquity.
You have eaten the fruit of lies,
Because you trusted in your own way,
In the multitude of your mighty men.
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Pride
Pride
The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;
God is in none of his thoughts.
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Trusting in human resources
Trusting in human resources
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help,
And rely on horses,
Who trust in chariots because they are many,
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
Nor seek the Lord!
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Idolatry
Idolatry
“I will stretch out My hand against Judah,
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place,
The names of the idolatrous priests with the pagan priests—
Those who worship the host of heaven on the housetops;
Those who worship and swear oaths by the Lord,
But who also swear by Milcom;
Those who have turned back from following the Lord,
And have not sought the Lord, nor inquired of Him.”
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Superficial religion
Superficial religion
But do not seek Bethel,
Nor enter Gilgal,
Nor pass over to Beersheba;
For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity,
And Bethel shall come to nothing.
Seek the Lord and live,
Lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
And devour it,
With no one to quench it in Bethel—
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Seeking God through occult practices is forbidden
Seeking God through occult practices is forbidden
So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against the Lord, because he did not keep the word of the Lord, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance. But he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
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Consequences of not seeking God
Consequences of not seeking God
Loss of life
Loss of life
and whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
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Loss of salvation
Loss of salvation
Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.