Jeremiah 29:12-14

GOD BEING WHO HE is must always be sought for Himself, never as a means toward something else.

Whoever seeks other objects and not God is on his own; he may obtain those objects if he is able, but he will never have God. God is never found accidentally. "Ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart" (Jeremiah 29:13) .

Whoever seeks God as a means toward desired ends will not find God....

A reference to the context will show that this declaration is intended for those who are smarting under the chastisements of God; for those of his professing people who have brought upon themselves by disobedience and worldliness, the rebuke of the Most High. Out of the cloud there comes a voice telling of the blue sky beyond and of the way in which it may become visible. The blessings connected with the uplifted light of God's countenance are not to be recovered by those who have once...

Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon his God.You will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. § Seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.Truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. § But now...

Enoch walked with God. § Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? § It is good for me to draw near to God.The Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you … When in their trouble [Israel] turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope....