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

John 4:24

Romans 1:29

Hebrews 12:28

A willing mind

2 Corinthians 8:12

2 Corinthians 9:7

If thou seek

Matthew 7:7

James 4:8

If thou forsake

Hebrews 10:38

Bible References

Know thou

yet you have never come to know him. But I know him. If I say I do not know him, I will be a liar like yourselves. No! I do know him, and I am faithful to his message.

And eternal life means knowing you as the only true God, and knowing Jesus your messenger as Christ.

For as I was going about and looking at the things you worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: 'To an Unknown God.' So it is what you already worship in ignorance that I am now telling you of.

And just as they refused to recognize God any longer, God has abandoned them to unworthy impulses and indecent conduct.

Return to your sober sense as you ought, and stop sinning, for some of you are utterly ignorant about God. To your shame I say so.

For God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in my heart, to give me the light of the knowledge of God's glory, that is on the face of Christ.

Serve him

God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship him in spirit and in sincerity."

They revel in every kind of wrongdoing, wickedness, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and ill-nature.

Let us, therefore, be thankful that the kingdom given to us cannot be shaken, and so please God by worshiping him with reverence and awe;

A willing mind

If a man is willing to give, the value of his gift is in its proportion to what he has, not to what he has not.

Everyone must give what he has made up his mind to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion; God loves a man who is glad to give.

If thou seek

Ask, and what you ask will be given you. Search, and you will find what you search for. Knock, and the door will open to you.

Approach God, and he will approach you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Make your hearts pure, you doubters!

If thou forsake

And he whom I accept as righteous will find life through his faith. But if a man draws back, my heart can take no pleasure in him."