Isaiah 55:6
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
King James Version
World English Bible (WEB)
Seek Yahweh while he may be found; call you on him while he is near:
American Standard Version (ASV)
Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:
What this verse means
There is a window for seeking, and the promise is that the Lord can still be found in it.
A short prayer
Lord, I seek You while You may be found. Do not let me waste the window.
Read in context — Isaiah 55
4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
5Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
6Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
Related verses
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”Romans 3:23
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”Galatians 2:20
“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:”John 1:12
“But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.”1 Samuel 16:7
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”2 Chronicles 7:14
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