1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. —Matthew 4:1–2 NIV
16 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. —Matthew 6:16–18 NIV
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. —Psalm 63:1 NIV
In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. —Psalm 10:4 NIV
Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. —Psalm 9:10 NIV
The LORD looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. —Psalm 14:2 NIV
The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. —Psalm 34:10 NIV
But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, “The LORD is great!” —Psalm 40:16 NIV