SEEKING GOD
Helpful Verses:
“Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me! You have said, ‘Seek my face.’ My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.” Psalm 27:7-8
“Whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek him.” Hebrews 11:6
“The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.” Psalm 34:10
“Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.” Psalm 81:10
“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33
Quotes:
“There are some who will not be content with shallow knowledge (of God), but will hunt some lonely place and pray, “O God, show me Your glory.” They want to taste, to touch with their hearts, to see with their eyes the wonder that is God. I want deliberately to encourage this mighty longing after God. The lack of it has brought us to our present low estate. The stiff and wooden quality about our religious lives is a result of our lack of holy desire. Complacency is a deadly foe of all spiritual growth. Acute desire must be present or there will be no manifestation of Christ to His people. He waits to be wanted.” A.W. Tozer —The Pursuit of God
“Why do some people ‘find’ God in a way that others do not? Why does God manifest His Presence to some and let multitudes of others struggle along in the half-light of imperfect Christian experience? Certainly the will of God is the same for all. He has no favorites. All He has ever done for any of His children He will do for all of His children. The difference lies, not with God, but with us.” A.W. Tozer —The Pursuit of God
“The great promise to those who seek the Lord is that he will be found. ‘If you seek him, he will be found by you’ (1 Chronicles 28:9). And when he is found, there is ‘great reward’ (Hebrews 11:6). God himself is our greatest reward. And when we have him, we have everything. Therefore, ‘Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!’ (Psalm 105:4).” John Piper
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