Topical Bible: Seeking God: Ensures: Life

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The concept of seeking God is a central theme throughout the Bible, emphasizing the importance of pursuing a relationship with the Creator. This pursuit is not merely a passive acknowledgment but an active, intentional effort to know and follow God. The promise associated with seeking God is profound: it ensures life, both in a spiritual and often in a physical sense.

Biblical Foundation

The Bible consistently underscores the blessings and life that come from seeking God. 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." This verse highlights the wholehearted devotion required in seeking God and the assurance of finding Him, which is synonymous with finding life.

In the Psalms, the theme of seeking God is frequently associated with life and deliverance. Psalm 34:10 states, "The young lions may lack and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing." Here, seeking God is directly linked to provision and sustenance, elements essential to life.

Spiritual Life

Seeking God is intricately connected to spiritual vitality. In the New Testament, Jesus emphasizes the importance of seeking God and His kingdom. Matthew 6:33 instructs, "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you." This verse suggests that prioritizing God leads to a fulfilled and abundant life, as God provides for those who earnestly seek Him.

The prophet Isaiah also speaks to the life-giving nature of seeking God. Isaiah 55:6-7 encourages, "Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon." This passage not only promises forgiveness but also implies a restoration to life through reconciliation with God.

Physical and Eternal Life

The pursuit of God is not limited to spiritual life but extends to physical well-being and eternal life. Proverbs 8:35 declares, "For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD." This wisdom literature suggests that seeking God leads to a life marked by divine favor and blessing.

In the New Testament, the promise of eternal life is closely tied to seeking God through Jesus Christ. John 17:3 defines eternal life as knowing God and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent. Thus, the ultimate assurance of life through seeking God is found in the relationship with Jesus, who is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6).

Practical Implications

The call to seek God is not merely theoretical but has practical implications for daily living. It involves prayer, studying Scripture, worship, and obedience to God's commands. Hebrews 11:6 affirms, "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him." This verse highlights the necessity of faith and the reward of life that comes from diligently seeking God.

In summary, seeking God is a dynamic and life-giving pursuit that ensures spiritual vitality, physical well-being, and eternal life. The Bible consistently affirms that those who earnestly seek the Lord will find Him and, in doing so, will find life in its fullest sense.

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Psalm 69:32
The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
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Amos 5:4,6
For thus said the LORD to the house of Israel, Seek you me, and you shall live:
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Library

The Two Covenants: their Relation
... God has engaged shall never be broken; He Himself keeps it and ensures our keeping
it ... two stages of God's education of man and of man's seeking after God. ...
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Careful to Maintain Good Works
... Cherish the consciousness that, for Jesus' sake, you are seeking to do what ... Delight
in work ensures success ... It is God's own work, to love and save and bless men ...
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Faith and Life
... made glad the heart of man, hence it ensures the same ... Are we seeking day by day to
live above worldliness ... that you have been enriched with the treasures of God. ...
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Goodness Wrought and Goodness Laid Up
... with communion with Him, realising His presence, seeking to know ... us be sure of this,
that when God begins to ... better, and the better of earth ensures the best ...
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The Prayer of Prayers
... pardon and peace of conscience which it ensures, the joyful ... honest attempts to make
the will of God our wills ... and perfunctorily, on the path of seeking to make ...
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'This Cup'
... which modifies His government, and which ensures that His ... ever find its way to every
seeking soul ... the unending and the inexhaustible mercy of God bestowed upon ...
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The Fourth Beatitude
... us and God, the great Giver, which ensures our possession ... us is not of our making,
but of God's giving, through ... not that be a gospel to the seeking spirit of ...
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"My Times are in Thy Hand"
... enemies pursued him with malicious craft, even seeking his life. ... be defeated in the
campaign of life, for the ... nor shall I. The hand of God ensures success all ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/my times are in thy.htm

The Corn of Wheat.
... now won for Himself a permanent place, a love which ensures that His ... that body which
shall be, but bare grain: but God giveth it ... Self-seeking is self-destroying ...
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Accidents, not Punishments
... true that a pleasure-boat, in which men were seeking their own ... WE TO MAKE OF THIS
VOICE OF GOD AS HEARD ... Have I any special guardianship which ensures me that I ...
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