ARE YOUR WAYS CHANGED?

Hiawatha Bible Chapel October 4, 2009

ISAIAH 55:6-7 (NASB95)

6 Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.

ISAIAH 55:6 (NASB)

6 “Seek the Lord while he may be found;

call upon him while he is near;

SEEK \ˈSĒK\ VERB 1 : to resort to : go to 2 a : to go in search of : look for b : to try to discover

CALL \ˈKȮL\ VERB 1 a : to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be

heard at a distance : SHOUT 〈 call for help〉 b : to make a request or demand 〈 call for an

investigation〉

Seeking and Calling:• are actions focused on God• imply an external need

HOW DO WE SEEK?

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:33

So I gave my attention to the Lord God to

seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes. Daniel 9:3

“But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul. Deuteronomy 4:29

ISAIAH 55:6-7 (NASB95)

6 Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.

ISAIAH 55:7 (NASB)

7 Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him

return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.

FOR•SAKE \FƏR-ˈSĀK  :to renounce or turn away from entirely; synonymy see ABANDON

RE•TURN \RI-ˈTƏRN\ VERB 1 a : to go back or come back again 1 b : to go back in thought or practice : REVERT 2 : to pass back to an earlier possessor 3 : make linear motion back to a point previously

departed

Forsaking and Returning:• are actions focused on dealing with and leaving sin• are results of a need for change

HOW DO WE FORSAKE?

Psalm 37:8 (NASB95)Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. c.f. Ephesians 4:31 (NASB95)

31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

Isaiah 55:7 (NASB95)Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.