What is God looking for in his pursuit? - Pursuit By God - TouchPoints

Jeremiah 3:22“My wayward children,” says the Lord, “come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts.” “Yes, we will come,” the people reply, “for you are the Lord our God.”

Luke 15:4If you had one hundred sheep, and one of them strayed away and was lost in the wilderness, wouldn’t you leave the ninety-nine others to go and search for the lost one until you found it?

Luke 19:10And I, the Son of Man, have come to seek and save those like him who are lost.

Ezekiel 33:11As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die?

Acts 3:26When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.”

Romans 3:22, 29We are made right in God’s sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, no matter who we are or what we have done.

God is pursuing those who don’t know him yet, and those who have turned away from him.

Psalm 103:13The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.

Jeremiah 3:19“I thought to myself, ‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’ I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land—the finest inheritance in the world. I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’ and I thought you would never turn away from me again.”

Hosea 2:16-23“In that coming day,” says the Lord . . . “I will show love to those I called ‘Not loved.’ And to those I called ‘Not my people,’ I will say, ‘Now you are my people.’ Then they will reply, ‘You are our God!’ ”

Romans 1:7I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his own holy people. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

God loves you dearly, and he has called you to be his very own people.

1 Thessalonians 1:4We know that God loves you, dear brothers and sisters, and that he chose you to be his own people.

1 John 3:1See how very much our heavenly Father loves us, for he allows us to be called his children, and we really are! But the people who belong to this world don’t know God, so they don’t understand that we are his children.

God is looking for a personal relationship with each person he has created. He pursues us not to get something from us, but to give something wonderful to us – help, hope, power, salvation, joy, peace, and eternal life. No wonder he pursues us because he knows how much these gifts can transform our lives forever.

Deuteronomy 4:29From there you will search again for the Lord your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.

Proverbs 3:5-6⁵Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.⁶ Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.

Luke 11:9“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened.

God is looking for those who will acknowledge him, depend on him, ask him, and seek him as he reveals himself. He doesn’t hide from those who are ready to respond.

1 Kings 8:23and he prayed, “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven above or on the earth below. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion.

He prayed, “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven or earth. You keep your promises and show unfailing love to all who obey you and are eager to do your will.”

Psalm 147:11Rather, the Lord’s delight is in those who honor him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love.

Proverbs 15:9The Lord detests the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue godliness.

Isaiah 51:1“Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance— all who seek the Lord! Consider the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were mined.

Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance—all who seek the Lord! Consider the quarry from which you were mined, the rock from which you were cut!

Nehemiah 1:5Then I said, “O Lord, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps his covenant of unfailing love with those who love him and obey his commands . . .”

God is looking for those who are seeking him, and he will always find and be found by them. But you must “seek the Lord while you can find him. Call upon him now while he is near” (Isaiah 55:6).