“Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;” ~ Isaiah 55:6
We are living in a generation that’s information overloaded, distracted by noise, and busy chasing things that will never satisfy. All the social media, success, comfort, clout, it’s life wasted on things with no eternal weight. But behind the screens, the noise, and the veneer of having it all together, there’s an ache in the soul that won’t go away. People are spiritually starving while feasting on emptiness. And into that emptiness, God speaks with piercing clarity: “Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near” (Isaiah 55:6).
This is not a gentle suggestion; it’s a divine warning. God is not hiding, but He will not remain available forever. The offer of salvation is real, but so is the deadline. The same passage opens with an invitation: “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters… without money and without price” (Isaiah 55:1). God offers eternal life freely. You don’t need wealth or status. What you need is repentance and faith. But the urgency is clear, the window is closing.
Jesus told a parable in Luke 16 that still shakes the soul. A rich man clothed in purple silk and living in daily indulgence ignored a poor man named Lazarus who lay suffering just outside his gate. One had everything in this life but nothing in the next. The other had nothing in this life but everything in eternity. When they died, the roles were reversed. Lazarus was comforted. The rich man found himself in torment. Too late, he realized the truth. Too late, he begged for relief. Too late, he asked someone to warn his brothers. But Abraham told him, “They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them” (Luke 16:29). In other words, they already have the Word of God and if they reject that, no miracle will wake them up. That applies just as much today.
We have the Scriptures. We have the testimony of Jesus’ death and resurrection. We have the Gospel. Yet people scroll past it, mock it, ignore it. They wait for a sign, a feeling, or a better time. But the Bible says, “Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2). There may not be a later. None of us is promised tomorrow. And once death comes, the door is shut (Hebrews 9:27). The rich man found that out the hard way. You don’t have to.
God is still calling. Isaiah 55: 7 says, “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.” There’s mercy waiting for anyone who will turn back, real mercy, full forgiveness, eternal life. But it requires a response. It means forsaking your sin, rejecting the lies this world feeds you, and turning fully to the Lord. That kind of surrender isn’t weakness, it’s wisdom.
God’s ways are higher than ours (Isaiah 55: 8–9), and His Word never fails (Isaiah 55:11). When He speaks, things happen. When He calls, souls are changed. But if you ignore that call long enough, your heart can grow too hard to hear it. That’s why Hebrews 3: 15 warns, “Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.”
The truth is, the opportunity to be saved is open now but it will not stay open forever. That’s why the Gospel must be preached not only with hope but with urgency. The message is clear: turn now, while you still can. Don’t be lulled into complacency by comfort or distracted by temporary pleasures. This world is passing away, but the one who does the will of God will live forever (1 John 2:17).
So, what are you waiting for? More proof? More time? More signs? You’ve already been given what you need: the Word of God, the invitation of grace, and the warning of judgment. Don’t be like the rich man who realized the truth only when it was too late. Don’t gamble your soul on “someday.”
Come to Christ now. Seek the Lord while He may be found. Call upon Him while He is near. Time is running out, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
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