Isaiah 55:6-9 Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you on him while he is near:… Notice how it reads: "Seek the Lord." It don't say seek happiness; it don't say seek peace; it don't say seek joy. A good many people seek after joy, after peace, after happiness. I cannot find any place in the Bible where we are told to seek for peace or joy. If you have the Spirit, you will have the fruit of the Spirit; and you won't have the fruit without the Spirit itself. You might as well look for an apple or an orange without a tree. You get a good tree and you have good fruit. Therefore, what we want is to seek the Lord Himself, and if I have Christ formed in me, the hope of glory, I will have peace, and joy, and rest. (D. L. Moody.) Parallel Verses KJV: Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:WEB: Seek Yahweh while he may be found; call you on him while he is near: |