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SEEKING THE LORD

SEEKING THE LORD. Text: Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.

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SEEKING THE LORD

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  1. SEEKING THE LORD Text: Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.

  2. Intro: Job 23:3 “Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat” Aim: For us to experience the joy of finding Him always while He may be found.

  3. I. Seeking Him is with time constraints • A time will come wherein He could not be found-Song of Sol 5:2-6 Sgs 5:2 [The Shulamite] I sleep, but my heart is awake; [It is] the voice of my beloved! He knocks, [saying], "Open for me, my sister, my love, My dove, my perfect one; For my head is covered with dew, My locks with the drops of the night." Sgs 5:3 I have taken off my robe; How can I put it on [again]? I have washed my feet; How can I defile them? Sgs 5:4 My beloved put his hand By the latch [of the door], And my heart yearned for him. Sgs 5:5 I arose to open for my beloved, And my hands dripped [with] myrrh, My fingers with liquid myrrh, On the handles of the lock.

  4. Sgs 5:6 I opened for my beloved, But my beloved had turned away [and] was gone. My heart leaped up when he spoke. I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer. • Luke 13:24-25 Luk 13:24 "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. Luk 13:25 When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open for us,' and He will answer and say to you, 'I do not know you, where you are from,'

  5. Amos 8:11-12 Amos 8:11 "Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord GOD, "That I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine of bread, Nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of the LORD. Amos 8:12 They shall wander from sea to sea, And from north to east; They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the LORD, But shall not find [it].

  6. II. What is the main purpose of seeking? • To be with Him III. What are the factors involved in seeking? • Calling-v 6 -Jer 33:3 “Call to Me and I will answer you…” • Forsaking the wicked way-v 7; Heb 12:14 “Pursue peace with all men, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.” • Even God will abandoned the 99 just to seek the one who is lost • We need to forsake what is on the way as we seek Him

  7. Priority • Worship • Time-seeking needs a lot of time • Return to Him-v 7 • The prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) : 6 R’s -Recall/Remember-v 17 -Repent-v 18; II Corinthians 7:8-10 -Return-v 20 -Reconcile-v 21 -Resurrect- v 24 -Rejoice-v 24

  8. IV. What would God do to those who seek Him? • The Lord will have mercy on him • He will abundantly pardon Challenge: How diligent are you in seeking the Lord? How much effort or time do we spend in seeking Him? Are we making it our priority? Have we forsaken the things He wants us to forsake? Conclusion: Isaiah 55:6 “Seek the Lord while He may be found…”

  9. Lord, I thirst for YouI long to be in Your presenceMy soul will wait on YouFather, draw me nearerDraw me nearerTo the beauty of Your holiness VERSE:I will wait for You, Almighty GodIn the beauty of Your holinessI will worship You, Almighty God

  10. Ang hangarin ko, itaas ang ngalan moAn makilala ka ang kadakilaan moNaway pakinggan mo ang pagsamo koHimig ng pagsamba o DiyosIyong dingginSa tahanan mo Ikaw ay sambahinKaluluway nauuhaw sa o DiyosAng makapiling Ka’y laging inaasamO kay sarap sa piling mo

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