Seek the Lord

Seek the LORD while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. – Isaiah 55v6-7

If yesterday’s invitation was a bit vague and general, today’s call makes it very, very clear. While the first couple of verse invited everyone who is thirsty to come and partake without any money of their own, these verses make it very clear what is on offer.

I am not going to go into all the detail about what Isaiah is writing about, but instead focus on the character of God seen here.

Men often get themselves in a mess. Because of sin and pride and lusts and self-reliance man often finds himself in a dry and barren land. He finds himself in misery and woe. He finds himself in a situation when there is no joy and no refreshment.

Here God has an answer. I think the answer is to the lost wandering in sin and to God’s children who have wandered.

Seek the Lord while He may be found. Call on the Lord while He is near. Forsake wickedness. Forsake unrighteous thoughts. Return to the Lord.

And what will happen?

The Lord will have mercy. God will abundantly pardon.

When we find ourselves in that dry and barren land there is hope. God has not turned His back. He is still there. Like the father of the prodigal son when we come back He is waiting with open arms.

If you are not in a prodigal state today, pray for those who are that they would come home to their Father who is waiting to forgive them.