Manifestation Pt.2 Pursuing the Glory of God
Psalms 63:1
O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.
I. INTRODUCTION
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II. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO “PURSUE OR SEEK GOD”?
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A. The Psalmist Well Described Man’s Search For God
when he cried, “deep calleth unto deep …” (Psalms 42)
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B. It Is The Spirit Of Man Longing For Fellowship With God
Psalms 63:1
O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.
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Psalm 6:6-8
When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. 7 Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. 8 My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.
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Psalms 84:2
2 My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
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Philippians 3:3
For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,
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II. THE VERY PURPOSE OF MAN’S EXISTENCE IS TO SEEK GOD.
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Acts 17:26-28
And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28 for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’
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A. Failure To Seek After God Results In Spiritual Death.
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Isaiah 5:13
Therefore my people have gone into captivity, Because they have no knowledge; Their honorable men are famished, And their multitude dried up with thirst.
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Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
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B. Impartation Of His Life Through Us Can Be Obtained By Seeking Him With All Our Hearts.
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Deuteronomy 30:6
And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
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Deuteronomy 30:19-20
19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; 20 that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”
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III. HE PROMISES THAT THOSE WHO DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM SHALL FIND HIM.
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John 6:37
All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.
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James 4:8
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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A. We Do Not Seek Him In Vain.
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Isaiah 45:19
I have not spoken in secret, In a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain’; I, the Lord, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
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Malachi 3:13-14
“Your words have been harsh against Me,” Says the Lord, “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’ 14 You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, And that we have walked as mourners Before the Lord of hosts?
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B. He Promises Certain Blessings And Rewards To Those Who Diligently Seek His Face.
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Psalms 107:9
For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
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- Joy
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Psalms 70:4
Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified!”
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2. Peace And Rest
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2 Chronicles 14:7
Therefore he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us, because we have sought the Lord our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered
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3. Revelation
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Jeremiah 33:3
‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’
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4. Understanding In The Ways Of God
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Proverbs 28:5
Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the Lord understand all.
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5. Strength
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1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
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6. Prosperity And Provision
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2 Chronicles 26:5
He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.
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7. Security
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Psalm 27:4-5
One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple. 5 For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.
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IV. GOD REQUIRES AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE ON OUR PART TO THE BECKONING OF THE SPIRIT.
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Psalms 27:8
When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”
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A. We Must Not Delay When God Calls
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B. Continued Delay to The Call Of The Spirit May Result In The Hardening Of Our Hearts
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Hebrews 3:7-8
“Today, if you will hear His voice,
8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
In the day of trial in the wilderness,
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Hebrews 3:15
while it is said: “Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
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V. GOD SEEKS THOSE WHO WILL SEEK HIM
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2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.”
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Psalms 14:2
The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
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Psalm 53:2
God looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
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John 4:23
But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
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A. Continually
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1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
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B. Whole-Heartedly
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2 Chronicles 15:12
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
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Psalms 119:2
Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the whole heart!
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Psalm 119:10
With my whole heart I have sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
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Jeremiah 29:13
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
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Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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C. DILIGENTLY
Psalms 63:1
O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.
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Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find me.
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Isaiah 26:9
With my soul I have desired You in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
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D. Above All Else
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Psalm 27:4
One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple.
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Psalm 73:25-26
Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. 26 My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
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Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
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