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You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.
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Sincerity, Not Perfection
Commentators like Calvin and Gill stress that searching for God "with all your heart" does not mean achieving flawless perfection. Instead, it points to sincerity and integrity. God is looking for a genuine, wholehearted turning to Him, as opposed to hypocritical or half-hearted prayers. This promise is for those who earnestly desire to find Him, like someone searching for a hidden treasure.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
Anglican
Then shall ye call upon me ... —The words need no comment, but they cannot be passed over without dwelling on the infinit…
16th Century
Protestant
He confirms in other words the same thing; and yet the repetition, as we said yesterday, is not useless. For as the Jews perversely despised all th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you shall seek me, and find [me] When persons seek the Lord aright, they always find him; a God hearing prayer; …
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Presbyterian
Let people beware how they call those prophets whom they choose according to their own fancies, and how they consider their fancies and dreams to b…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Here, he refutes the false consolations of the prophets who were consoling the captives in Babylonia.
