Jesus pursued you, so that you can pursue Him, agape love, and spiritual gifts.

“Pursue [dioko] love, and desire [zeloo] spiritual gifts [pneumatikos]” (1Cor 14:1)

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing [pneumatikos] in the heavenly places in Christ” (Eph 1:3)

“for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Lk 19:10)

“But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue [dioko] righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.” (1Tim 6:11)

“Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue [dioko] righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” (2Tim 2:22)

“Now concerning spiritual gifts [pneumatikos], brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant” (1Cor 12:1)

“There is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God.” (Rom 3:11)

“So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called [kletos], but few chosen [eklektos].” (Matt 20:16)

“For many are called [kletos], but few are chosen [eklektos].” (Matt 22:14)

“And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual [pneumatikos] people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.” (1Cor 3:1)

“If we have sown spiritual things [pneumatikos] for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things?” (1Cor 9:11)

“all ate the same spiritual [pneumatikos] food” (1Cor 10:3)

“and all drank the same spiritual [pneumatikos] drink. For they drank of that spiritual [pneumatikos] Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.” (1Cor 10:4)

“speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual [pneumatikos] songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord” (Eph 5:19)

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual [pneumatikos] hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” (Eph 6:12)

“For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual [pneumatikos] understanding” (Col 1:9)

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual [pneumatikos] songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” (Col 3:14)

“you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual [pneumatikos] house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual [pneumatikos] sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (1Pet 2:5)

“Pursue [dioko] peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb 12:14)

Reading: 1Cor 13-14; Lk 1