79 Bible Verses about eagerness
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Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were fighting men, trained for battle, expert with shield and spear. Their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles on the mountains.
After him Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the Angle to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
Let it be known to the king that we went to the house of the great God in the province of Judah. It is being built with cut stones, and its beams are being set in the walls. This work is being done diligently and succeeding through the people’s efforts.
For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so he would not have to spend time in Asia, because he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, for the day of Pentecost.
But as for us, brothers, after we were forced to leave you for a short time (in person, not in heart), we greatly desired and made every effort to return and see you face to face.
I thought: You will certainly fear Me
and accept correction.
Then her dwelling place
would not be cut off
based on all that I had allocated to her.
However, they became more corrupt
in all their actions.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
They stir up strife, they lurk;
they watch my steps
while they wait to take my life.
If they say—“Come with us!
Let’s set an ambush and kill someone.
Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!
Let’s swallow them alive, like Sheol,
still healthy as they go down to the Pit.
A faithful man will have many blessings,
but one in a hurry to get rich
will not go unpunished.
Immediately she hurried to the king and said, “I want you to give me John the Baptist’s head on a platter—right now!”
They are enthusiastic about you, but not for any good. Instead, they want to isolate you so you will be enthusiastic about them. Now it is always good to be enthusiastic about good—and not just when I am with you.
regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.
All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their mind. They had sought Him with all their heart, and He was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.
Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.
“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple.
BOOK II
(Psalms 42–72)For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As a deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for You, God.
I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I come and appear before God?
A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
the promise our 12 tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve Him night and day. King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews because of this hope.
For consider how much diligence this very thing—this grieving as God wills—has produced in you: what a desire to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what deep longing, what zeal, what justice! In every way you showed yourselves to be pure in this matter.
Let us then make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same pattern of disobedience.
Now we want each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the final realization of your hope,
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,
They seek Me day after day
and delight to know My ways,
like a nation that does what is right
and does not abandon the justice of their God.
They ask Me for righteous judgments;
they delight in the nearness of God.”
When He killed some of them,
the rest began to seek Him;
they repented and searched for God.
They remembered that God was their rock,
the Most High God, their Redeemer.
But they deceived Him with their mouths,
they lied to Him with their tongues,
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their hearts were insincere toward Him,
and they were unfaithful to His covenant.
“Listen to this, house of Jacob—
those who are called by the name Israel
and have descended from Judah,
who swear by the name of Yahweh
and declare the God of Israel,
but not in truth or righteousness.
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a people for His own possession, eager to do good works.
Now as you excel in everything—faith, speech, knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love for us—excel also in this grace.
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work,
And who will harm you if you are deeply committed to what is good?
Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord.
Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God’s will; not for the money but eagerly;
Your people will volunteer
on Your day of battle.
In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,
the dew of Your youth belongs to You.
if exhorting, in exhortation;
giving, with generosity;
leading, with diligence;
showing mercy, with cheerfulness.
So also you—since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in building up the church.
This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone.
And I will also make every effort that you may be able to recall these things at any time after my departure.
This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught the things about Jesus accurately, although he knew only John’s baptism.
Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
My aim is to evangelize where Christ has not been named, so that I will not build on someone else’s foundation,
My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all boldness, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life or by death.
David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how then can the Messiah be his Son?” And the large crowd was listening to Him with delight.
Therefore I immediately sent for you, and you did the right thing in coming. So we are all present before God, to hear everything you have been commanded by the Lord.”
As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Just then someone came up and asked Him, “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?”
When the angels had left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem and see what has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
Then all the people would come early in the morning to hear Him in the temple complex.
Therefore, when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed there two days.
As they were leaving, the people begged that these matters be presented to them the following Sabbath.
The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
Practice these things; be committed to them, so that your progress may be evident to all.
Everyone whose heart was moved and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments. Both men and women came; all who had willing hearts brought brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry—everyone who waved a presentation offering of gold to the Lord.
Then the people rejoiced because of their leaders’ willingness to give, for they had given to the Lord with a whole heart. King David also rejoiced greatly.
But now finish the task as well, that just as there was eagerness to desire it, so there may also be a completion from what you have.
They asked only that we would remember the poor, which I made every effort to do.
Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share,
Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving.
Now I appeal to you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join with me in fervent prayers to God on my behalf.
I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer,
Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always contending for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.
“Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the Israelites because he was zealous among them with My zeal, so that I did not destroy the Israelites in My zeal.
“I have been very zealous for the Lord God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have abandoned Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they’re looking for me to take my life.”
Then he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord!” So he let him ride with him in his chariot.
so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
This is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
You also be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”
And not only that, but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits—we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.
but our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
