Arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God may be brought into a house built for the name of the Lord. As it is written: No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one. The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. One thing have I asked of the Lord , that will I seek after: My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord ; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! I sought the Lord , and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
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Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the Lord , God made him prosper. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.
And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord , plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
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As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me. And those who had set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came after them from all the tribes of Israel to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord , the God of their fathers. If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! You cannot serve God and money.
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For a majority of the people, many of them from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover otherwise than as prescribed.
May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! 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 do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the Lord! Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Seek the Lord and live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, with none to quench it for Bethel,.
Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! Trust in the Lord , and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
Delight yourself in the Lord , and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. The next step is to choose a monthly or yearly subscription, and then enter your payment information. You can cancel anytime during the trial period. To subscribe at our regular subscription rate, click the button below.
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