God Shouts a Whisper

God shouts a whisper:

"I've already done my part, and you must seek me to find me. I am found when you search for me with all your heart."

What a promise! His beckoning is not cliche or trite, but sincerely loving. 

What kind of seekers have we become? What are we seeking? 

We find God by searching the Bible. God reveals Himself through His Word. The whisper is the reminder, the shout is all of scripture. 

Just read it and it'll cultivate, saturate, soften, warm up, quicken, illuminate, and strengthen all inside of us that is neglected, dry, hard, cold, tired, dark, and weak. It has the power to do the work we can't do. 

Seek and you will find. The Bible can not be ignored if we desire to live. It reveals the passion and intense seeking Jesus went through for us. He sought for our life by dying, He sought for our encouragement by enduring ridicule, he sought for our righteousness by becoming sin for us. He sought for us to be loved by taking on the hate. 

I pray God gives us the strength to seek Jesus, and not turn our hearts and eyes away from him. It's not easy to seek the Lord, but there is great reward.....Jesus Himself. 

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“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”

Matthew 6:33 NLT

“Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.”

Proverbs 3:6 NLT

“Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.” Isaiah 55:6 NLT

“Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him.”

1 Chronicles 16:11 NLT

“But if you pray to God and seek the favor of the Almighty, and if you are pure and live with integrity, he will surely rise up and restore your happy home.” Job 8:5-6 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 8:19 NLT

“The wicked are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead.” Psalms 10:4 NLT

“Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.” Proverbs 14:9 NLT

“The humble will see their God at work and be glad. Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.”

Psalms 69:32 NLT

“For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent. They will not seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.” Isaiah 9:13 NLT

“For the Son of Man, Jesus Christ, came to seek and save those who are lost.”” Luke 19:10 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.”

Zephaniah 2:3 NLT

“The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the LORD will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.” Psalms 22:26 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.”

Isaiah 51:1 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.””

Zephaniah 1:6 NLT

“so that the rest of humanity might seek the LORD, including the Gentiles— all those I have called to be mine. The LORD has spoken—”

Acts of the Apostles 15:17 NLT

“It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom. So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.”

1 Corinthians 1:22-23 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.” Acts of the Apostles 17:27 NLT

“The shepherds of my people have lost their senses. They no longer seek wisdom from the LORD. Therefore, they fail completely, and their flocks are scattered.”

Jeremiah 10:21 NLT

“Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies and to ask for his blessing.”

Zechariah 8:22 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 26:9 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.” Hebrews 11:6 NLT

“Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.”

2 Chronicles 7:14 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." Psalms 27:4 NLT

“Every curse written against us in the Law of Moses has come true. Yet we have refused to seek mercy from the LORD our God by turning from our sins and recognizing his truth.”

Daniel 9:13 NLT

“So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money.” Ezekiel 33:31 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.’” Hosea 10:12 NLT

“I publicly proclaim bold promises. I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner. I would not have told the people of Israel to seek me if I could not be found. I, the LORD, speak only what is true and declare only what is right.” Isaiah 45:19 NLT

“No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God.” Romans 3:11 NLT

(That's why we need to repent)

““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.”

Matthew 7:7 NLT

“For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matthew 7:8 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.” Psalms 14:2 NLT

“He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.” Romans 2:7 NLT

““Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.” Malachi 3:1 NLT

“But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”” John 6:27 NLT