Isaiah 55:6

“Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:”

"Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:" - Isaiah 55:6
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What does Isaiah 55:6 mean?

Isaiah 55:6 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near." This verse is part of a larger passage in the Book of Isaiah, which is a collection of prophecies and messages from God to the people of Israel…

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The Urgency of Seeking God: A Call to the Heart

In Isaiah 55:6, we read, "Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near." This profound exhortation serves not only as a reminder of the fleeting nature of time but also highlights the necessity of intentional pursuit in our relationship with the…

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A Prayer for Seeking the Lord Earnestly

Heavenly Father, As the sun rises to cast its warm light across the earth, I come before You this day with a heart ablaze, seeking Your presence and longing for Your truth. In the quietness of this moment, I reflect on the words of the prophet Isaiah, who urged us to “Seek ye…

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Isaiah 55:6 - "¶ Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:"
Isaiah 55:6-7 - "Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon."
"Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon." - Isaiah 55:6-7
Isaiah 55:11
Isaiah 55:4 - "Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people."
Isaiah 55:8 - "¶ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD."
Isaiah5:5-7
John 6:55 - "For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed."
1 Chronicles 6:55 - "And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it."
Isaiah 55:9 - "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."
Isaiah 55:3 - "Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David."
Psalms 55:6 - "And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest."
Isaiah 55:13 - "Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off."
"For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:" - Isaiah 55:10
Isaiah 55:10 - "For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:"
"So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." - Isaiah 55:11
Mark 6:55 - "And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was."
Isaiah 55:12 - "For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands."
"Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people." - Isaiah 55:4
Isaiah 55:1 - "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price."
"For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed." - John 6:55
Isaiah 55:7 - "Let 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."
"¶ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD." - Isaiah 55:8
Isaiah 55:5 - "Behold, 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."
Isaiah 55:2 - "Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness."
Jesus said, ‘Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in that person.’ (Jn 6:55)
"And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! [for then] would I fly away, and be at rest." - Psalm 55:6
Isaiah 55:8-9 - "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."
Isaiah 55:3 3 Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you-- The sure mercies of David.