The Hebrew root "פָּנָה" (panah) means to turn or face, suggesting a change in direction or focus. This can be seen as an invitation to seek the presence of God actively. In times of spiritual dryness or confusion, believers are encouraged to seek the Lord's guidance ...
The Bible tells us we have to grow in the knowledge of God. Once you get saved, that is just the beginning. From there, God expects you to grow in the knowledge of Him, His Son Jesus Christ, His Holy Spirit, and all of Their ways. As I mentioned in our article “The Power of ...
GOD'S WORD® TranslationSearch for the LORD and his strength. Always seek his presence.Good News TranslationGo to the LORD for help; and worship him continually. International Standard VersionSeek the LORD and his strength; seek his face continually.Majority Standard BibleSeek out the LORD and...
Our devotion is here stirred up, that we may stir up ourselves to praise God. Seek his strength; that is, his grace; the strength of his Spirit to work in us that which is good, which we cannot do but by strength derived from him, for which he will be sought. Seek to have his ...
At this point, God could have easily given up on the entire human race after the fall of Adam and Eve, but for some strange reason, He chose not to do so. Why? When you really stop to think about what unholy sinners we all really are, and how fallen and corrupt our human nature ...
Maker of All Things[o] 15 May God grant me the ability to speak according to understanding and to express thoughts worthy of the gifts I have received,since it is he that guides Wisdom and directs the wise.16 For in his hand are both we and our words, as are also all understanding ...
32“‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respectfor the elderlyand revere your God.I am theLord. 33“‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.34The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born.Love them as yourself,for you we...
When persons seek the Lord aright, they always find him; a God hearing prayer; a God in Christ; bestowing favours upon them; granting them his presence; indulging them in communion with him; and favouring them with fresh supplies of his grace, and everything needful for them; every mercy...
God who does that. The psalmist is reminded, not of his own goodness, but of God’s love and greatness so that by the end of the psalm he can declare:“The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land. You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you ...
The First and Last Likeness The Bible is filled with amazing “Firsts” and “Lasts.” The first likeness in the Bible is Man being made in the likeness of God. Ge 1:26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after ourlikeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the...