SEEK2025: How To Seek | Braden Smith

HOW TO SEEK 

Rest In His Presence

1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High 

will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 

2 This I declare about the Lord: 

He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; 

he is my God, and I trust him. 

3 For he will rescue you from every trap 

and protect you from deadly disease. 

4 He will cover you with his feathers. 

He will shelter you with his wings. 

His faithful promises are your armor and protection. 

Psalm 91: 1-4 NLT

Prayer and Devotion

13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. 

James 5:13-16 NIV 

Fasting

16 “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 

 Matthew 6:16-18 ESV

10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, “To you, it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Matthew 13:10-11 ESV