“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.” Isaiah 55:6
To “seek the Lord” is to seek His Word. The term “seek” stems from the translation of two Hebrew terms … one is “look for”, and the other is “care about, examine, inquire.” The Old Testament indicates the Lord is sought in three ways: (1) through calling on His name in prayer, (2) by consulting Him through Urim and Thummim administered by the high priest, and (3) through the study of His Word. Unbelievers do not seek God, but believers seek Him with an attitude of repentance, not selfishness. The kind of “seeking” this chapter calls for is listening to and studying the Lord’s Word.
Though the Lord invites us to listen diligently to His Word, we often listen carelessly or not at all. When we shut out God’s life-giving Word, we are left to labor without His life-giving gifts. Jesus has accomplished the purpose for which He was sent … the pardon for sin, which He won at the cross.
God’s blessings on your day…