What does the Bible say about finding god?
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The Bible teaches that God graciously calls sinners to seek him and promises that those who truly seek him will find him, because he has made himself known and provided salvation through Jesus Christ. Jeremiah 29:13 and Deuteronomy 4:29 assure God’s people that wholehearted seeking is not futile, while Matthew 7:7-8 encourages persistent prayer and trust in the Father’s goodness. Acts 17:27 says God is not far from any of us, though we need his mercy to turn from darkness to light. Above all, God seeks the lost in Christ: John 3:16 proclaims his saving love, and Luke 15:24 pictures the joy of the Father who receives those made alive again.
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- Acts 17:27
that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
- Jeremiah 29:13
You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.
- Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.
- Deuteronomy 4:29
But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God, and you shall find him, when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.
- Matthew 7:8
For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
- Matthew 7:7
"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
- Jeremiah 33:3
Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.
- Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- Luke 15:24
for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate.
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