Psalm 27:4
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4 The one thing I ask of the Lord—
the thing I seek most—
is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
delighting in the Lord’s perfections
and meditating in his Temple.
Psalm 26:8
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8 I love your sanctuary, Lord,
the place where your glorious presence dwells.
Psalm 23:6
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6 Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the Lord
forever.
Psalm 65:4
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4 What joy for those you choose to bring near,
those who live in your holy courts.
What festivities await us
inside your holy Temple.
Psalm 84:10
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10 A single day in your courts
is better than a thousand anywhere else!
I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
Psalm 84:4
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4 What joy for those who can live in your house,
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Psalm 63:2-5
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2 I have seen you in your sanctuary
and gazed upon your power and glory.
3 Your unfailing love is better than life itself;
how I praise you!
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
lifting up my hands to you in prayer.
5 You satisfy me more than the richest feast.
I will praise you with songs of joy.
Luke 10:42
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42 There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”
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Psalm 27:8
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8 My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.”
And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.”
Matthew 6:33
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33 Seek the Kingdom of God[a] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
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- 6:33 Some manuscripts do not include of God.
Philippians 3:13
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13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it,[a] but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
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- 3:13 Some manuscripts read not yet achieved it.
Psalm 90:17
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17 And may the Lord our God show us his approval
and make our efforts successful.
Yes, make our efforts successful!
Hebrews 11:6
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6 And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.
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Jeremiah 29:13
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13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
2 Corinthians 3:18
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18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
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Luke 18:1
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Parable of the Persistent Widow
18 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.
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Luke 2:37
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37 Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four.[a] She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer.
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- 2:37 Or She had been a widow for eighty-four years.
Daniel 9:3
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3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with ashes.
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Luke 11:9-10
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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. 10 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
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Psalm 50:2
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2 From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines in glorious radiance.
2 Corinthians 4:6
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6 For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
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Luke 13:24
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24 “Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail.
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Matthew 7:7-8
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Effective Prayer
7 “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. 8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
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Zechariah 9:9
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Zion’s Coming King
9 Rejoice, O people of Zion![a]
Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you.
He is righteous and victorious,[b]
yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—
riding on a donkey’s colt.
1 Chronicles 10:13-14
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13 So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He failed to obey the Lord’s command, and he even consulted a medium 14 instead of asking the Lord for guidance. So the Lord killed him and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
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