The Study and the Pulpit 1 Chronicles 28:9-21 And you, Solomon my son, know you the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind… I. YOU SHOULD SEEK HIM. 1. You cannot do without Him. 2. You have everything when you have found Him. The true light (John 1:9). The bread of life (John 6:35). A refuge from the storm (Isaiah 25:4). Your rock and fortress (Psalm 31:3). A sure foundation (Isaiah 28:16). An advocate (1 John 2:1). A surety (Hebrews 7:22). The truth (John 14:6). Wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, redemption (1 Corinthians 1:30). 3. He has sought you, has come from heaven for you, is seeking you now. 4. You know you will find Him. II. THE MANNER OF SEEKING. 1. In His Word, by obeying it. 2. In thine heart, by confidently expecting Him to come and dwell in thee. When He knows that thou really desirest Him, He will be found. (The Study and the Pulpit.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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