40 Essential Bible Verses on Seeking the Lord with my whole heart

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40 essential Bible Verses on seeking the Lord with your whole heart

Deuteronomy 4:29 (NLT) "But from there you will search again for the Lord your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him."

1 Chronicles 16:10-11 (NLT) "Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the Lord. Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him."

1 Chronicles 22:19 (NLT) "Now seek the Lord your God with all your heart and soul. Build this sanctuary of the Lord God so that you can bring the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant and the holy articles of God into the Temple built to honor the Lord’s name."

2 Chronicles 15:2 (NLT) "He went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from the battle. 'Listen to me, Asa!' he shouted. 'Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.'"

2 Chronicles 15:12-13 (NLT) "Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul. They agreed that anyone who refused to seek the Lord, the God of Israel, would be put to death—whether young or old, man or woman."

Psalm 9:10 (NLT) "Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you."

Psalm 14:2 (NLT) "The Lord looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God."

Psalm 27:4 (NLT) "The one thing I ask of the Lord—the thing I seek most—is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple."

Psalm 27:8 (NLT) "My heart has heard you say, 'Come and talk with me.' And my heart responds, 'Lord, I am coming.'"

Psalm 34:10 (NLT) "Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing."

Psalm 40:16 (NLT) "But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, 'The Lord is great!'"

Psalm 69:32 (NLT) "The humble will see their God at work and be glad. Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged."

Psalm 105:3-4 (NLT) "Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the Lord. Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him."

Psalm 119:2 (NLT) "Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts."

Psalm 119:10 (NLT) "I have tried hard to find you—don’t let me wander from your commands."

Isaiah 55:6-7 (NLT) "Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near. Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously."

Jeremiah 29:13 (NLT) "If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me."

Lamentations 3:25 (NLT) "The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him."

Hosea 10:12 (NLT) "I said, 'Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.'"

Amos 5:4 (NLT) "This is what the Lord says to Israel: 'Seek me and live!'"

Zephaniah 2:3 (NLT) "Seek the Lord, all who are humble, and follow his commands. Seek to do what is right and to live humbly. Perhaps even yet the Lord will protect you—protect you from his anger on that day of destruction."

Matthew 6:33 (NLT) "Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need."

Luke 11:9-10 (NLT) "And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened."

Acts 17:27 (NLT) "His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us."

Hebrews 11:6 (NLT) "And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him."

1 Chronicles 28:9 (NLT) "And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever."

2 Chronicles 19:3 (NLT) "But even so, there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land, and you have committed yourself to seek God."

Psalm 10:4 (NLT) "The wicked are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead."

Psalm 22:26 (NLT) "The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the Lord will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy."

Psalm 24:6 (NLT) "Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob. Interlude"

Psalm 34:4 (NLT) "I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears."

Psalm 53:2 (NLT) "God looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God."

Psalm 63:1 (NLT) "O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water."

Psalm 69:6 (NLT) "Don’t let those who trust in you be ashamed because of me, O Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Don’t let me cause them to be humiliated, O God of Israel."

Psalm 70:4 (NLT) "But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, 'God is great!'"

Psalm 105:4 (NLT) "Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him."

Psalm 119:155 (NLT) "Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your decrees."

Proverbs 8:17 (NLT) "I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me."

Isaiah 8:19 (NLT) "Someone may say to you, 'Let’s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do.' But shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead?"

Isaiah 26:9 (NLT) "In the night I search for you; in the morning I earnestly seek you. For only when you come to judge the earth will people learn what is right."

Isaiah 51:1 (NLT) "Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance—all who seek the Lord! Consider the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were mined."

Daniel 9:3 (NLT) "So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with ashes."

Hosea 5:15 (NLT) "Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and turn to me. For as soon as trouble comes, they will earnestly search for me.”

Zephaniah 1:6 (NLT) "And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance or seek my blessings.”

Hebrews 11:6 (NLT) "And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him."