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Seek First 2
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV) – [14] if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and SEEK MY FACE and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:11-22 (NIV) – [11] When Solomon had finished the temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the LORD and in his own palace, [12] the LORD appeared to him at night and said: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices. [13] When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, [14] if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and SEEK MY FACE and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. [15] Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. [16] I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there. [17] As for you, if you walk before me as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe my decrees and laws, [18] I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’ [19] But if you turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them, [20] then I will uproot Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples. [21] And though this temple is now so imposing, all Who pass by will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ [22] People will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—that is why he brought all this disaster on them.’”
Psalms 33:10-12 (NIV) – [10] The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. [11] But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. [12] Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.
Seek (baqash) means to search out by any method, specifically in worship or prayer, to strive after. (Strong’s Concordance)
2 Chronicles 7:14 (AMP) – [14] If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, SEEK, CRAVE, AND REQUIRE OF NECESSITY MY FACE and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Face (paniym) means person or presence; most of the time this word occurs in a figurative, idiomatic phrase. Face can be a substitute for the entire person or it can be a reflection of the person’s mood or attitude. (The Complete Word Study Dictionary)
“Seek His Face” means to search out and strive after the person and presence and favor of God in worship and prayer.
1 Chronicles 16:10-11 (NIV) – [10] Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. [11] Look to the LORD and his STRENGTH; SEEK HIS FACE always.
1. Seek His face for strength.
Psalms 24:3-6 (NIV) – [3] Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? [4] He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. [5] He will receive BLESSING from the LORD and VINDICATION from God his Savior. [6] Such is the generation of those who seek him, who SEEK YOUR FACE, O God of Jacob.
2. Seek His face for blessing.
3. Seek His face for vindication.
Psalms 17:1-2 (NIV) – [1] Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it does not rise from deceitful lips. [2] May my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right.
Psalms 105:3-5 (NIV) – [3] Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. [4] Look to the LORD and his strength; SEEK HIS FACE always. [5] Remember the wonders he has done, his MIRACLES, and the judgments he pronounced,
4. Seek His face for miracles.
Psalms 27:7 (NIV) – [7] Hear my voice when I call, O LORD; be MERCIFUL to me and answer me. [8] My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, LORD, I will seek.
5. Seek His face for mercy.
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2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV) – [14] if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and SEEK MY FACE and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:11-22 (NIV) – [11] When Solomon had finished the temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the LORD and in his own palace, [12] the LORD appeared to him at night and said: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices. [13] When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, [14] if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and SEEK MY FACE and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. [15] Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. [16] I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there. [17] As for you, if you walk before me as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe my decrees and laws, [18] I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’ [19] But if you turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them, [20] then I will uproot Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples. [21] And though this temple is now so imposing, all Who pass by will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ [22] People will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—that is why he brought all this disaster on them.’”
Psalms 33:10-12 (NIV) – [10] The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. [11] But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. [12] Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.
Seek (baqash) means to search out by any method, specifically in worship or prayer, to strive after. (Strong’s Concordance)
2 Chronicles 7:14 (AMP) – [14] If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, SEEK, CRAVE, AND REQUIRE OF NECESSITY MY FACE and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Face (paniym) means person or presence; most of the time this word occurs in a figurative, idiomatic phrase. Face can be a substitute for the entire person or it can be a reflection of the person’s mood or attitude. (The Complete Word Study Dictionary)
“Seek His Face” means to search out and strive after the person and presence and favor of God in worship and prayer.
1 Chronicles 16:10-11 (NIV) – [10] Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. [11] Look to the LORD and his STRENGTH; SEEK HIS FACE always.
1. Seek His face for strength.
Psalms 24:3-6 (NIV) – [3] Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? [4] He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. [5] He will receive BLESSING from the LORD and VINDICATION from God his Savior. [6] Such is the generation of those who seek him, who SEEK YOUR FACE, O God of Jacob.
2. Seek His face for blessing.
3. Seek His face for vindication.
Psalms 17:1-2 (NIV) – [1] Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it does not rise from deceitful lips. [2] May my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right.
Psalms 105:3-5 (NIV) – [3] Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. [4] Look to the LORD and his strength; SEEK HIS FACE always. [5] Remember the wonders he has done, his MIRACLES, and the judgments he pronounced,
4. Seek His face for miracles.
Psalms 27:7 (NIV) – [7] Hear my voice when I call, O LORD; be MERCIFUL to me and answer me. [8] My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, LORD, I will seek.
5. Seek His face for mercy.