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 ye know him not; but I know Him: and if I should say, That I know Him not, I shall be like you, a liar: but I know Him, and obey his word.

and this is life eternal, to know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.

for as I was passing along, and looking at what ye worshipped, I found an altar on which there was inscribed, "To the unknown God." Whom therefore ye worship unknown, Him do I declare unto you.

And as they were not careful to acknowledge God, God gave them up to an undiscerning mind to do things that were not fit to be done:

Behave soberly, as ye ought to do, and sin not: for some of you have not the knowledge of God; to your shame I speak it.

For God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, hath shined into our hearts, to reflect the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Serve him

And when Jesus saw Nathaniel coming towards Him, He saith concerning him, "Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile."

God is a spirit, and they that worship Him, must worship in spirit and truth.

being filled with all injustice, lewdness, wickedness, covetousness, malignity; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and every evil habit; whisperers,

Wherefore since we receive a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and holy fear:

A willing mind

For if there be first a willing mind, any me is accepted according to what he hath, not according to what he hath not.

Let every one give as he chuses in his own heart; not with reluctance, or constraint: for God loveth a chearful giver.

taking the episcopal charge of it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for shameful lucre, but with a ready mind:

If thou seek

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you: cleanse your hands, O sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

If thou forsake

and the just shall live by faith, but if any draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.