Seeking

1 Chronicles 16:11 NASB Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face continually.

What are you seeking? If you could say in one word what you want more of in life, what would that be? Every day our efforts and focus show we are seeking something: happiness, success, satisfaction, security, stability, peace, or fulfillment. None of these are bad. The question comes down to where you are expecting to find them.

The power of seeking God is summed up in a single beatitude from Jesus, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness (a right relationship with God), for they will be filled and completely satisfied” (Matthew 5:6 AMP). This pursuit is not a passive acknowledgment of God's existence but an active, intentional effort to know Him, to understand Him, and align our life with His purposes. It involves a persistent effort through prayer, worship, and studying His Word. Active, planned, and purposeful. “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13). A simple yet profound statement. A call to crave, desire, and treasure above all else a continuous, deep, intimate relationship with God our Father.

Seeking is the one key to living a thriving, fulfilling relationship with our Heavenly Father. It is the one thing scripture says we must do to unlock the blessings of heaven, God’s goodness and favor, and ensure our prayers are heard.  God promises to withhold no good thing from those that seek Him (Psalm 34:10), to pour out His goodness (Lamentations 3:25), to hear our prayers and forgive our sin (2 Chronicles 7:14), be a rewarder to those that diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6), and to never forsake, forget, or neglect those that seek Him. All this and more! It doesn’t have to be complicated, and the impact of simply seeking God produces a life filled with joy, peace, and goodness.

1 Chronicles 16:11 also instructs us to seek His strength. When we seek God’s strength, we are surrendering to try and live by our own strength, acknowledging it is insufficient to handle life's challenges. We are weak, but it is in those weaknesses that He is made strong (1 Corinthians 12:9). When we acknowledge our need for God’s strength every day, whether good or bad days, He is released to guide us, protect us, be our safe fortress, and fill us with joy. “The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.” (Psalm 28:7).

We are also to seek His face. A person’s face reveals much about his or her character and personality. We see the inward emotions of a person expressed outwardly on the face. We recognize a person by looking at his or her face. Seeking someone's face is about making a connection with them. We are told in Exodus 33:11, “The Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.” Seeking his face is all about the relationship. God desires to speak with you just as He did with Moses, face to face.   

Lastly, we are not called to seek God, His strength, and His face only on Sundays or whenever we feel the need. We are called to live our lives seeking Him always, constantly, perpetually, with no exception. It is how we obey 1 Thessalonians 5:17 “pray without ceasing.” Continually drawing on the presence, strength, and leadership of the Lord to navigate all of life. Jesus summarized it: “Seek and you will find; For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened” (Matthew 7:7-8). Your only job is to seek.

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Proverbs 8:17 NIV I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

Matthew 6:33 NIV But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV 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 I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Lamentations 3:25 NIV The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him.

Psalms 34:10 NIV The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

Hosea 10:12 NIV Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.

Hebrews 11:6 NIV And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Psalms 9:10 NIV Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Psalms 53:2 NIV God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

Psalms 27:7-8 NASB Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice, And be gracious to me and answer me. When You said, Seek My face, my heart said to You, Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.

Zephaniah 2:3 NIV Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility.

Psalms 24:3-6 NLT Who may climb the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. They will receive the Lord’s blessing and have a right relationship with God their savior. Such people may seek you and worship in your presence.

Amos 5:4 NIV This is what the Lord says to Israel: Seek me and live.

Deuteronomy 4:29 NIV But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Proverbs 8:17 NIV I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

Psalms 119:2 TPT What joy overwhelms everyone who keeps the ways of God, those who seek him as their heart’s passion!

Isaiah 55:6 NIV Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.

Psalms 105:3-4 NIV Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.

Psalms 63:1 NIV You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.