1 Chronicles 28:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

Know thou

Serve him

A willing mind

2 Corinthians 8:12

2 Corinthians 9:7

1 Peter 5:2

If thou seek

Matthew 7:7

James 4:8

If thou forsake

Hebrews 10:38

Bible References

Know thou

And yet you have not known him. But I know him; and if I should say that I do not know him, I should be like yourselves, a liar. But I know him, and I keep his word.

And this is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent.

For as I was passing through, and looking attentively at the objects of your worship, I dis covered also an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore you ignorantly worship, him I make known to you.

And as they refused to acknowledge God, God delivered them up to an undiscerning mind, to do detestable things;

Awake, as you should, to soberness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

Because God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the person of Jesus Christ.

Serve him

And Nathaniel said to him: Can any thing good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come and see.

God is spirit; and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.

as they were filled with all unrighteousness, lewdness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity;

Wherefore, as we receive a kingdom that can not be shaken, let us have gratitude, by which we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear:

A willing mind

For if there is a readiness of mind, one is accepted according to what he has, not according to what he has not.

Let each one give, as he purposes in his heart; not with grief, nor from necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.

Act as shepherds to the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; not for the sake of sordid gain, but from readiness of mind:

If thou seek

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded men.

If thou forsake

But the just by faith shall live; and if he draw back, my soul will have no pleasure in him.