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Isaiah 55:6
Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
Do it! Do it! Do it!
Very profound words, aren’t they?
Why? Because if you feel away from Jesus – guess who moved? If we say we “found” Jesus, it is not because Jesus had got Himself lost. We are the ones who go astray. We are the ones who wander off on our own. We are the ones who ‘go bush’.
But the reality remains that there is a time to “seek the Lord” and if you miss it, it will be much harder next time. If God by His Holy Spirit is talking to you, respond now; don’t put it off because the Voice will become faint.
The chapter begins with one of the most wonderful verses of all – “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost” (v 1).
“Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labour on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to Me, and eat what is good and your soul will delight in the richest of fare” (v 2).
“Give ear and come to Me; hear Me, that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, My faithful love promised to David” (v 3).
Doesn’t that just thrill you? It gives us fresh hope, doesn’t it? Sometimes we need to step back, take stock and refocus our priorities. We are not temporal beings, and yet the ‘world’ does everything it can to make us believe and live as if we are. No, we are eternal beings and destined to live eternally in Heaven or eternally in Hell. Hell is no more temporary than Heaven. Awesome thought, isn’t it?
In this chapter, God is, as it were, crying out to us to get our thinking in perspective. Stop striving to satisfy the world’s paradigm. We are not here to be sucked into the world’s mould. We are here to serve the living God and delight in His love – to tell others of the joy, peace and fulfilment found in Him alone.
Listen, “Let the wicked forsake his way (repent) and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him, and to our God, for He will freely pardon” (v 7). Isn’t that terrific? God hasn’t changed. He always grants mercy to those who repent. It’s a ‘Ring of Truth’!
“‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,’ declares the Lord” (v 8). Aren’t you glad? I am.
We want justice done to the sinner. He looks at the sinner and sees a prince, pays the price, sets him free and empowers him to live a life of victory over sin. Hallelujah – that’s a whole lot better, isn’t it?
Look at this tremendous statement, “My Word that goes out from My Mouth: It will not return to Me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (v 11).
Nothing God asks of us is in vain. Nothing we do prompted by His Holy Spirit is in vain either – and as you deliver His Word, it “will accomplish” His purposes.
So keep talking.
Remember this too. Jesus is the Word of God. This verse confirms that all He did was successful. His Birth, His Life, His Death, and His Resurrection all achieved all that God planned and purposed.
Yes, the Sacrifice He paid was accepted. We are forgiven. You are forgiven.
Why not encourage someone to “call on Him”, today?
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