11 Search for Jehovah and his strength. Always seek his presence.
11 Search for Jehovah and his strength. Always seek his presence.
8 »You will receive power, when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.«
9 »You my son Solomon, learn to know your fathers God. Serve Jehovah wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought we have. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. On the other hand if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on.
8 It is better to trust in Jehovah than to depend on people.
9 It is better to trust in Jehovah than to depend on human leaders.
1 »I permitted myself to be sought by those who did not ask for me. Those who did not seek me found me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said: Here I am, here I am.
2 Blessed are those who obey his written word. They seek him with all their heart.
2 Blessed are those who obey his written word. They seek him with all their heart.
29 »From there you will seek Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your being. And you will find him!
14 »However, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, search for me, and turn from their evil ways, I will hear their prayer from heaven, forgive their sins, and heal their country.
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in his mighty strength.
5 He will obtain blessing from Jehovah and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the person who seeks him, who searches for the face of the God of Jacob.
9 »I say to you: Ask and it will be given you. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened to you.
10 »Every one who asks receives. Everyone who seeks will find. It will be opened to everyone who knocks.
31 »Seek first his kingdom and these things will be added to you.
8 You said: »Seek my face look for memy presence.« My heart said to you, »O Jehovah, I will look for you.«
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man.
6 Seek Jehovah while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.
6 Seek Jehovah while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.
1 O God, you are my God. At dawn I search for you. I thirst for you. My body longs for you in a dry, parched land where there is no water.
29 »He gives strength to those who grow tired and increases the strength of those who are weak.
30 Even young people grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
31 »Those who hope in Jehovah will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary! They will walk and not be faint.«
22 The man who finds a wife finds a good thing. He obtains favor from Jehovah.
12 »May Jehovah reward you for what you have done. May you have a full reward from Jehovah the God of Israel, to whom you have come for protection!«
13 When you look for me, you will find me. When you wholeheartedly seek me,
13 When you look for me, you will find me. When you wholeheartedly seek me,
1 Gods Spirit came to Azariah, son of Oded.
2 Azariah went to Asa and said: »Listen to me Asa and all you men from Judah and Benjamin. Jehovah is with you when you are with him. If you will dedicate your lives to serve him, he will accept you. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
3 »Israel was without the true God for a long time. They were without a priest who taught correctly, and without law.
4 »When they were in trouble they turned to Jehovah the God of Israel. When they searched for him, he let them find him.
5 »No one could come and go in peace at that time. This is because everyone living in the land had a lot of turmoil.
6 »One nation crushed another nation. One city crushed another. God tormented them with every kind of trouble.
7 »But you must remain strong and not become discouraged. Your actions will be rewarded.«
8 Asa heard the prophet Odeds words of prophecy. He was encouraged and put away the detestable idols from all of Judah, Benjamin, and the cities he had captured in the mountains of Ephraim. He also repaired Jehovahs altar in front of Jehovahs entrance hall.
9 Then Asa gathered all the people from Judah and Benjamin and the foreigners who had come from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon. Many of them had come to him from Israel when they saw that Asas God, Jehovah, was with him.
10 In the third month of the fifteenth year of Asas reign, they gathered in Jerusalem.
11 They sacrificed to Jehovah a part of the loot they brought with them: seven hundred cattle and seven thousand sheep.
12 They made an agreement with one another to dedicate their lives to serve the true God Jehovah, the God of their ancestors with all their heart and all their being.
13 All people, young and old, male and female, who refused to dedicate their lives to the true God Jehovah the God of Israel were to be killed.
14 Asa and the people swore their oath to Jehovah with shouts, singing, and the blowing of trumpets and rams horns.
15 All the people of Judah were overjoyed because of the oath. They took the oath wholeheartedly. They took great pleasure in looking for Jehovah. And he let them find him. So Jehovah surrounded them with rest and peace.
16 King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from the position of queen mother. She made a statue of the repulsive goddess Asherah. Asa immediately cut the statue down, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
17 Although the illegal worship sites in Israel were not taken down, Asa remained committed to Jehovah his entire life.
18 He brought into Gods Temple the silver, the gold, and the utensils he and his father had set apart as holy.
19 There was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asas reign.
6 Without faith it is impossible to please God. He who comes to God must believe that he is and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
6 Without faith it is impossible to please God. He who comes to God must believe that he is and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
4 Seek Jehovah and seek his strength. Seek his presence constantly!
4 Seek Jehovah and seek his strength. Seek his presence constantly!
14 »Seek good and not evil, that you may live. Jehovah, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have said.
28 I weep because of grief; strengthen me according to your word as you promised.
10 Those who know your name, Jehovah, will trust you. You do not abandon anyone who comes to you.
10 Those who know your name, Jehovah, will trust you. You do not abandon anyone who comes to you.
10 With all my heart I have sought you. Do not let me wander from your commandments.
7 God has not given us a spirit of timidity fear, but of power and love and discipline.
2 Azariah went to Asa and said: »Listen to me Asa and all you men from Judah and Benjamin. Jehovah is with you when you are with him. If you will dedicate your lives to serve him, he will accept you. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
6 Suddenly the power of Jehovah made Samson strong. He tore the lion apart with his bare hands, as if it were a young goat. But he did not tell his parents what he had done.
4 Jehovah said to the house of Israel: »Seek me and you will live!
4 Jehovah said to the house of Israel: »Seek me and you will live!
11 God will strengthen you with all power, according to the might of his glory, to all patience and longsuffering with joy.
29 »My message is like a fire and like a hammer that breaks rocks in pieces.
4 I went to Jehovah for help. He answered me and rescued me from all my fears.
10 Young lions go hungry and may starve, but those who seek Jehovahs help have all the good things they need.
14 The knowledge of wisdom is sweet to you. When you find the knowledge of wisdom there is a reward. Your hope will not fail.
2 Jehovah looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there is anyone who acts wisely, if there is anyone who seeks help from God.
45 And I will walk at liberty, for I seek your precepts.
7 »Ask and it will be given you. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened for you.
1 O Jehovah, you have searched me and you know me.
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up. You understand my thought from afar.
4 Be happy with Jehovah and he will provide you with the desires of your heart.
9 »I say to you: Ask and it will be given you. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened to you.
10 »The Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.«
28 Samson prayed: »Sovereign Lord Jehovah please remember me. Please, God, give me my strength just this one time. With this one blow I can get even with the Philistines for putting out my two eyes.«