ARE YOUR WAYS CHANGED Hiawatha Bible Chapel October

ARE YOUR WAYS CHANGED? Hiawatha Bible Chapel October 4, 2009

ISAIAH 55: 6 -7(NASB 95) 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 ˈKȮLVERB 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 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. “� But � Deuteronomy 4: 29

ISAIAH 55: 6 -7(NASB 95) 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 (NASB 95) Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. � c. f. Ephesians 4: 31 (NASB 95) 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Isaiah 55: 7 (NASB 95) 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.