Isaiah
55:6-13 Seek
the Lord
Seek
the Lord while he may be found,
call upon him while he is near;
let the wicked forsake their way,
and the unrighteous their thoughts;
let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
call upon him while he is near;
let the wicked forsake their way,
and the unrighteous their thoughts;
let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
For
as the rain and the snow come down from heaven,
and do not return there until they have watered the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
and do not return there until they have watered the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
For
you shall go out in joy,
and be led back in peace;
the mountains and the hills before you
shall burst into song,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;
and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial,
for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
and be led back in peace;
the mountains and the hills before you
shall burst into song,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;
and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial,
for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
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“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is
near.” This verse should have a heading of “Urgent! Do not waste any time
repenting and drawing near to God!” For waiting another moment may
be too late. We may be removed to a world where mercy is unknown.
Yes, God promises to be there when we call but we should NOT take
advantage of this promise by delaying, lest we lose the opportunity.
The remainder of the passages are like a love poem from God to his
people, comparing the salvation of God to the resplendence of nature.
God’s words never return empty but are transformative in life with God as
water to a garden.
We are the vehicle for God’s words, living in them and obedience
to them. God’s words through us will accomplish what God desires and
achieve the purpose for which they were sent, now and forever more.
Let us pray: God of Heaven and Earth, fill us with a humble heart to
seek you and live in your Word right now. And in our moments of weakness
and doubt, may your Holy Spirit descend upon us like doves and move us to
repent.
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