Topical Bible: Seeking God: Ends in Praise

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The pursuit of God is a central theme throughout the Bible, emphasizing the importance of seeking His presence, wisdom, and guidance. This quest is not merely an intellectual exercise but a heartfelt journey that culminates in praise and worship. The Scriptures consistently affirm that those who earnestly seek God will find Him and experience the joy and fulfillment that comes from His presence.

Biblical Foundation

The Bible encourages believers to seek God with all their heart. In Jeremiah 29:13, the Lord promises, "You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart." This verse underscores the sincerity and dedication required in the pursuit of God. Similarly, in Deuteronomy 4:29, Moses instructs the Israelites, "But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul."

The Psalms are replete with expressions of seeking God and the resultant praise. Psalm 63:1-5 beautifully captures this sentiment: "O God, You are my God; earnestly I seek You. My soul thirsts for You, my body longs for You, in a dry and weary land without water. So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory. Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You. So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands. My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips, my mouth will praise You."

The Promise of Finding God

The Bible assures believers that seeking God is not a futile endeavor. In Matthew 7:7-8 , Jesus encourages His followers, "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." This promise highlights God's readiness to reveal Himself to those who diligently seek Him.

Transformation Through Seeking

Seeking God leads to transformation and renewal. Romans 12:2 exhorts believers, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God." As individuals seek God, they are transformed by His truth and empowered to live according to His will.

Ends in Praise

The ultimate outcome of seeking God is praise. As believers encounter God's presence and experience His faithfulness, their natural response is worship. Psalm 34:1-4 declares, "I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice. Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together. I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears."

The act of seeking God not only brings personal fulfillment but also inspires communal worship. As individuals share their testimonies of God's goodness, others are encouraged to join in praise. Hebrews 13:15 encourages believers, "Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name."

Conclusion

The journey of seeking God is a transformative process that leads to a deeper understanding of His character and a life filled with praise. As believers earnestly pursue God, they are met with His presence, resulting in a heart overflowing with gratitude and worship.

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Psalm 22:26
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
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Struggling and Seeking
... fill a soul with the whole universe, if you do not put God in it. ... works of fiction
of modern times ends, or all but ends, with a ... The seeking which always finds ...
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Of a Spiritual Meeting of God and Ourselves
... out to meet Christ with self-renunciation, neither seeking himself, nor ... We should
have God in mind in all our good ... We should not have in mind two ends; that is ...
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The Wisdom of God's Counsels
... in adapting them all to the several ends for which ... making you more and more dead
to God, and more ... many are indulging "the pride of life!" seeking the honour ...
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How Great are the Benefits Conferred on Man through the Advent of ...
... teaches [1015] that hitherto I have wandered in error, seeking God. ... of men: for this
end the good God sent the ... breathing a strain of peace to the ends of the ...
/.../clement/exhortation to the heathen/chapter xi how great are the.htm

Still Continues the Praise of "Wisdom. ...
... and instead of being practically "ministers of God for good ... a time and season; and
instead of seeking to put ... Death ends his tyranny, as it does, for the time ...
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Whether the Desire of Glory is a Sin?
... followers of God, as most dear children." Now by seeking glory man seems to imitate
God, Who seeks ... My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the ...
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Blessedness and Praise
... then (not till then) He comes seeking fruit from ... confessions and supplications"'Have
mercy upon me, O God! ... invocation peals forth again, and all ends, as it ...
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God's True Treasure in Man
... the divine love that goes through the whole world, seeking such to ... is mine, and that
'I am God's,' are two ends of one ... If you are God's you will be looked after ...
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"For what the Law could not Do, in that it was Weak Though the ...
... I shall speak then a word of these two great ends and purposes,"of God's sending
his own ... We are still seeking signs and tokens of God's love, something ...
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The Lord of Hosts, the God of Jacob
... no hallucination of the man's own thoughts seeking after a ... God has no stepchildren,
and no favourite and spoiled ones. ... have had, we, on whom the ends of the ...
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