Bible Verses About God Wanting To Spend Time With Us

Dear friends, God desires to have a close relationship with each of us. Though He is infinite and all-powerful, He cares for us individually and wants us to know Him personally.

When we spend time with God in prayer, reading His Word, and worshiping Him, we experience His presence and peace. Jesus said “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and eat with him, and he with me.” God is eagerly waiting for us to invite Him into our lives and make time for Him.

God loves it when we come to Him with open and honest hearts and when we pour out our cares and concerns to Him. He knows our struggles and wants to comfort us in times of need. The Bible says we can “approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

Though God is invisible, when we talk to Him it’s as real as speaking to a close friend. He delights in our voices lifted up to Him. The more we pursue God, the more we realize how vast and amazing His love is for us. He promises to always be with us when we walk with Him daily.

Dear friends now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about spending time with God.

God’s Invitation for a Personal Relationship

Jeremiah 29:12
“Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you”

Psalm 145:18
“The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth”

James 4:8
“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded”

Deuteronomy 4:7
“For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?”

Isaiah 55:6
“Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near”

Matthew 7:7
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you”

Experiencing God’s Presence in Worship

Psalm 100:2
“Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing”

Psalm 95:6
“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker”

John 4:23
“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him”

Psalm 22:3
“But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel”

Exodus 33:14
“And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest”

Encouragement to Seek God Continually

1 Chronicles 16:11
“Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually”

Psalm 105:4
“Seek the Lord , and his strength: seek his face evermore”

Hebrews 11:6
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him”

Psalm 27:8
“When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord , will I seek”

Luke 11:9-10
“And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened”

Matthew 6:33
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you”

Psalm 63:1
“O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is”

The Joy of Communion with God

Psalm 16:11
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore”

Psalm 42:1-2
“As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?”

John 15:4-5
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing”

Philippians 4:6-7
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus”

Psalm 84:10
“For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness”

1 John 1:3
“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ”

Acts 2:28
“Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance”

Psalm 73:25-26
“Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever”

God’s Love and Desire for Fellowship

Romans 5:8
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”

1 John 4:19
“We love him, because he first loved us”

Ephesians 2:13
“But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ”

John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”

Zephaniah 3:17
“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing”

Revelation 3:20
“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me”

1 John 4:9-10
“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins”

The Blessing of Abiding in God’s Presence

Psalm 91:1
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty”

John 14:23
“Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him”

Psalm 23:4
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me”

Psalm 31:20
“Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues”

2 Corinthians 3:17
“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty”

Psalm 16:8
“I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved”

Luke 10:39
“And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word”

Restoration and Renewal in God’s Presence

Isaiah 40:31
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint”

Psalm 51:10-12
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit”

2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new”

Lamentations 3:22-23
“It is of the Lord ‘s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness”

Psalm 23:3
“He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake”

Romans 12:2
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God”

Psalm 147:3
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds”