Seek The Lord

Seek the LORD while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. 

Isaiah 55:6  

Isaiah preached Christ.  His prophecy is full of His Person and work. Isaiah is very evangelistic. The beginning of this passage is a Gospel appeal, ‘Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.’ Our text follows in the same vein. The challenge is to, ‘Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near.’ There is such a thing as a day of Gospel opportunity. While that day lasts, Christ is available. It is important to take advantage of that day. The implication is that this opportunity will come to an end. What does that mean? It means that there will come a time when He cannot be found and will not be near. If we look at the book of Revelation, we begin to see the outpouring of the wrath of God against the wicked. At that point the Gospel opportunity is over. We are not there yet. At this point in time we are still in the day of Gospel opportunity. This gives us every reason to preach Christ. Our challenge is the same as Isaiah’s. Christ is available now. He is ready to save you today. ‘Seek the Lord while He may be found. Call upon Him while He is near.’ We cannot be sure how much longer the door will be open. Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation. 

Our Good and Loving God, 
we rejoice that the door of Gospel opportunity is still open. 
We praise You that You receive 
all who come to Christ by faith. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning