AN INVITATION TO RECEIVE THE BLESSINGS OF THE LORD

PROCLAMATION

“Seek The Lord while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.  Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts.  Let them turn to The Lord, and He will have mercy on them, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.”  Isaiah 55:6-7 (NIV)

EXPLANATION

These are the words of The Lord God which were spoken to the people of Israel through the prophet Isaiah.  Chapter fifty-five of The Bible Book of Isaiah is an invitation to the lost and unsaved to come to The Lord God to be forgiven and blessed. (Isaiah 55:1-3)  All people are welcomed to come, and to turn from their wicked and unrighteous ways. (Isaiah 55:5-7)  The Lord God does not think or act like man. (Isaiah 55:8-11)  In Him there is joy and peace which He is willing to share. (Isaiah 55:12)

APPLICATION

All people are offered the opportunity to be saved regardless of whatever sins they may have committed in the past.  We will remain lost until we choose to accept the invitation to accept Christ.  There is only one way to salvation and that is through Jesus, The Christ. (John 14:6)  The lost should seek Him now for there will come a day when it will be too late. (Luke 13:27)  One day the unrighteous and all of their ways will perish. (Psalm 1:6)  Those who come to The Lord will be blessed and will go out from Him in joy and peace. (Isaiah 55:12)  Those who do not accept Him will not have their name written in The Lamb’s book of life. (Revelation 20:15)