“All who seek the LORD will praise Him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy” (Psalm 22:26, NLT).
“[God] promises, ‘You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart’” (Jeremiah 29:13, NIV).
“Friendship with the LORD is reserved for those who fear Him. With them He shares the secrets of His covenant” (Psalm 25:14, NLT).
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“Jesus said, ‘Those who obey My commandments are the ones who love Me. And because they love Me, My Father will love them, and I will love them. And I will reveal Myself to each one of them’” (John 14:21, NLT).
“Happy are those who obey His decrees and search for Him with all their hearts” (Psalm 119:2, NLT).
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“God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God” (Matthew 5:8, NLT).
“For the LORD is righteous, and He loves justice. Those who do what is right will see His face” (Psalm 11:7, NLT).
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“How lovely is your dwelling place O Lord Almighty. I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the LORD. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God” (Psalm 84:1,2, NLT).
“I will meditate on Your majestic, glorious splendor and Your wonderful miracles” (Psalm 145:5, NLT).
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I come and stand before Him?” (Psalm 42:1,2, NLT).
“I reach out for You. I thirst for You as parched land thirsts for rain” (Psalm 143:6, NLT).
“All night long I search for You; earnestly I seek for God” (Isaiah 26:8,9, NLT).
“I seek You with all my heart; do not let me stray from Your commands” (Psalm 119:10, NIV).
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“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. Then I will hold my head high, above my enemies who surround me. At His Tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, singing and praising the LORD with music. Listen to my pleading, O LORD. Be merciful and answer me! My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘LORD, I am coming’” (Psalm 27:4, 6-8, NLT).
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