Sunday, February 20, 2022
Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near, Let the wicked forsake is 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.
Isaiah 55: 6,7
The part we have to act is to return to the Lord by confessing of our sins to him and to one another. A broken and contrite heart he will not despise; but our self-righteousness is in his sight as filthy rags. With many, self is whole; but when they fall upon the Rock, and are broken, then the arms of Jesus will encircle them, and draw them close to his great heart of love. God will not do for us that which we can do for ourselves; but he has said, “Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 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.” And when we comply with the conditions, he will fulfill his word.
{GW92 440.1}
“My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.” We do not see ourselves as God sees us; therefore, we do not see the necessity of repentance, of humility, and of continual reliance upon him. There are efforts made in our own strength, but there is not a dying to self; the soul is not surrendered to God. Many are making a mistake here. They are hoping to overcome through their own efforts, and by their goodness gain the assurance of the love of God. They do not exercise faith; they do not believe that Jesus accepts their repentance and contrition, and so they toil on day after day without finding rest or peace. When the heart is fully surrendered to God, love springs up in the soul, and the yoke of Christ is easy, and his burden light. The will is swallowed up in God’s will, and that which was a cross, becomes a pleasure.
{GW92 440.2}.
Seeking God daily with humbleness of heart we will enjoy being in the presence of God.
Heart Question: Are you seeking the Lord and calling upon Him? Are you forsaking your wicked ways and your unrighteous thoughts? Do you need to return to the Lord and for Him to have mercy on you and for God to abundantly pardon you? Let us prayerfully confess our sins to God with a broken and contrite heart, so that God’s thoughts will become our thoughts and His ways become our ways to enjoy being in God’s presence.
- Pray that the Holy Spirit will empower us to seek the Lord and call upon Him for us to have righteous and holy thoughts daily
- Pray that will fully surrender to God and enjoy the presence of God with us
- Pray for the Pastoral & Lay Evangelistic Campaigns
- Pray that God’s love would so fill us, so move us, so break our hearts afresh, that we could not contain it, but would share it with those who have no hope.
- Pray for the church members living in Mexico. Pray that there would be church growth, increased commitment to God and service, as well as punctuality and consistency in attendance.
- Pray of our children and youth members of the adventurer and pathfinder clubs that represent Jesus while doing their club activities.