8656 longing for God
Dictionary of Bible Themes

A deep desire for God, which Scripture often compares to hunger or thirst. Only Jesus Christ can truly satisfy this longing for God.

Psalms 119:20

The individual's longing for God

Isaiah 26:9

See also

Psalms 73:25; 119:81,131
Psalms 42:2; 63:1

The longing for God compared to hunger and thirst

See also

Psalms 143:6
Amos 8:11
John 4:13-14; 6:35

The longing for God is satisfied through Jesus Christ

See also

Psalms 42:2
Isaiah 55:1
John 6:27,50-51; 7:37
Revelation 21:6; 22:17

See also

1080 God, living and self-sustaining
1690 word of God
3254 Holy Spirit, fruit of
4019 life, believers' experience
5342 hunting
5581 throne
5832 desire
5940 searching
6644 eternal life
7020 church, the
8162 spiritual vitality
8622 worship
Dictionary of Bible Themes
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