January 13
Seek the Lord
Isaiah 55
KEY VERSE: Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is
near.
-- Isaiah 55:6
Water tastes better in some places than others. Visiting my grandson in
Arizona, I noticed in his kitchen several huge bottles of water. He explained
that the local water, while safe, tasted bitter to him and he simply could not
drink it. So he bought his drinking water.
Each of us longs for water and food that tastes good, that satisfies. But
even the finest "spring" water and the most exquisite cuisine cannot
satisfy the deep longing of the soul for peace with God. God has put a yearning
for himself in our hearts which he alone can satisfy.
Shortly after September 11 a young woman called me. She gave me her name,
saying, "I do not know you and I have not visited your church, but a
friend gave me your name. My friend said you could help me." I asked how I
might help her.
She said, "I am single, 28 years old, and I need to receive Jesus
Christ into my heart and become a Christian. I was raised a Roman Catholic but
have not gone to church or practiced the faith for more than 10 years. I am
miserable with my life now, and I know I need Christ."
A few days later I counseled with her, explained God’s plan of salvation,
and invited her to open her heart to receive Christ as Savior. We knelt and
prayed together and she asked Christ to forgive her sins and to become Lord of
her life. In a moment of time, she moved out of darkness into light and became
a child of God.
Under the loving counsel of a mature Christian woman, this new believer
began to drink the living Water of Christ. She began to delight in the living
Bread as her hunger and thirst for righteousness was satisfied.
In short, she sought the Lord while he could be found. She called upon him
while he was near, and she was saved.
Should we not, with great confidence, invite those around us who are lost to
seek the Lord while he may be found?