Thematic Bible: Ensures


Thematic Bible




“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever. Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod, All knowingFreedom, Of The WillFate, And FatalismCommitment, to GodeagernessGod's Knowledge Of PeopleGod, Wisdom OfImagination, Inward DesiresMotives, Importance OfPrayer, Advice For EffectiveReceptivenessRejection Of God, Results OfRenunciationSearchingSeeking GodThoughtGod, Omniscience OfHeart, Known To GodParents Duty To ChildrenPenitentAnswered PromisesSearching The HeartGod Searching HeartsWhole HeartednessConsequences Of Forsaking GodGod Knowing the Human Heartimaginationmotives

Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Verse ConceptsEarnestnessPrayer, Advice For EffectivePrayer, As A Response To GodSearchingSeeking GodPrayer, Offered WithSincereityApproaching GodGod, Presence OfFinding GodWhole HeartednessSingle MindednessFinding Loveseeking

But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul. Verse ConceptsFindingRestoration After BackslidingPrayer, Advice For EffectiveReceptivenessRevival, CorporateFinding GodWhole HeartednessSingle Mindedness


The humble have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God [requiring Him as your greatest need], let your heart revive and live.
Verse ConceptsMeeknessSeeking GodSpiritual Life, Maintained Byrevivalhumble

For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel,

“Seek Me [search diligently for Me and regard Me as more essential than food] so that you may live.
Verse ConceptsFreedom, Of The WillSeeking Life


“Seek the Lord [search diligently for Him and long for Him as your most essential need] so that you may live,
Or He will rush down like a [devouring] fire, O house of Joseph,
And there will be no one to quench the flame for [idolatrous] Bethel,
Verse ConceptsSeeking LifeNot Extinguishing


The Lord is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him,
To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word].
Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness OfHope, In GodPrayer, As A Relationship With GodAnswered PromisesDisappointmentThe SoulWaiting On The Lordlimitations


Evil men do not understand justice,
But they who long for and seek the Lord understand it fully.
Verse ConceptsJusticeSeeking GodGod Giving UnderstandingNot Understanding Other Things


Sow with a view to righteousness [that righteousness, like seed, may germinate];
Reap in accordance with mercy and lovingkindness.
Break up your uncultivated ground,
For it is time to seek and search diligently for the Lord [and to long for His blessing]
Until He comes to rain righteousness and His gift of salvation on you.
Verse ConceptsBeing PreparedPresent, TheRighteousness, Of BelieversSeedSeeking GodHoly Spirit, Types OfFruits Of RighteousnessSowing GoodReapingFallow LandBreakupsReaping What You SowPlanting SeedsSeedsSowing Seedssowing


And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.
Verse ConceptsAbrahamFaith, Necessity OfKnowing God, Nature OfKnowledge, Of GodOptimismPenitentAnswered PromisesGod Not ForsakingBelief In GodTrustFaith And TrustTrusting OthersGod As The Object Of Faith


For I was ashamed to request troops and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had told the king, “The hand of our God is favorable toward all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who abandon (turn away from) Him.” Verse ConceptsForsaking GodGrace, In OtRejection Of God, Results OfRoadsGod's HandConsequences Of Forsaking GodGod's Hands On PeopleShame Has Come

If you will seek God diligently and make your supplication to the Almighty, Then, if you are pure and upright, surely He will bestir Himself for you and make your righteous dwelling prosperous again.