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But if you seek the LORD, your God, and you strive with… Deuteronomy 4:29

But if you seek the Lord, your God, and you strive with all your heart and your soul, you will find him there.
Deuteronomy 4:29 God reward soul
As Scripture asserts, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.”
Romans 10:11 Word of God faith reliability

God is Spirit,
and those who worship him
must worship in Spirit and truth.
John 4:24 truth worship Spirit
The Lord is my portion, I say to myself;
therefore, I will place my hope in him.
Lamentations 3:24 hope materialism acknowledging
And the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I wish to make another creature who will be like him.”
Genesis 2:18 creation marriage relationships
Blessed are those who observe his statutes
and seek him with their whole heart.
Psalm 119:2 blessing seeking heart
Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 34:9 God blessing rest
While Peter was thus imprisoned, the Church prayed fervently to God for him.
Acts 12:5 prayer neighbor dependence
Beloved,
we are God’s children now.
What we shall be
has not yet been revealed.
However, we do know that when he appears
we shall be like him,
for we shall see him as he really is.
Everyone who has this hope in him
keeps himself pure,
just as he is pure.
1 John 3:2-3 purification family heaven
Every word of God has proved to be true;
he is a shield to those who trust in him.
Proverbs 30:5 truth Word of God protection
However, to those who did accept him
and who believed in his name
he granted the power to become children of God.
John 1:12 faith Father children
But whoever drinks the water that I will give him
will never be thirsty.
The water that I will give him
will become a spring of water within him
welling up to eternal life.
John 4:14 eternal life transformation receiving
And when he had been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.
Hebrews 5:9 salvation Savior eternal life
Therefore, observe the commandments of the Lord, your God. Walk in his ways and fear him.
Deuteronomy 8:6 obedience law awe
Jesus said to him, “Go on your way! Your faith has made you well.” Immediately, he received his sight and followed him along the road.
Mark 10:52 faith salvation healing
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those who trust in his kindness.
Psalm 33:18 reliability God awe
The one who eats everything must not look contemptuously on the one who does not, and the one who abstains must not pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed both.
Romans 14:3 judgment food
Beloved,
if our hearts do not condemn us,
we can approach God with confidence
and receive from him whatever we ask,
because we obey his commandments
and do whatever is pleasing to him.
1 John 3:21-22 trust law obedience
Whoever feeds upon my flesh and drinks my blood
dwells in me and I dwell in him.
John 6:56 body blood Jesus
As a father has compassion for his children,
so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him.
Psalm 103:13 love fear Father
This is how we can be certain
that we abide in him
and that he abides in us:
he has given us a share in his Spirit.
1 John 4:13 God Spirit nearness
If your brother should sin, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he wrongs you seven times a day, and comes back to you seven times to say, ‘I am sorry,’ you must forgive him.
Luke 17:3b-4 sin repentance forgiveness
In my anguish I cried out;
the Lord heard my plea,
and I was saved from all my troubles.
Psalm 34:7 listening prayer salvation
The Lord is good,
an unfailing refuge in a time of distress.
He takes care of those who place their trust in him.
Nahum 1:7 protection goodness safety
Then Peter came up to him and asked, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy times seven.”
Matthew 18:21-22 forgiveness neighbor sin

For it is in him that the entire fullness of deity dwells in bodily form, and you share this fullness in him who is the head of every ruler and power.