1. A RE YOUR WAYS C HANGED ? Hiawatha Bible Chapel October 4, 2009

2. I SAIAH 55:6-7 (NASB95) 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.

3. I SAIAH 55:6 (NASB) 6 “ Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;

4. SEEK \ ˈ SĒK \ VERB 1 : to resort to : go to 2 a : to go in search of : look for b : to try to discover CALL \ ˈ KL \ VERB 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

5. H OW D O W E 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 “ But from there you will seek the L ORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul. Deuteronomy 4:29

6. I SAIAH 55:6-7 (NASB95) 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.

7. I SAIAH 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.

8. FOR SAKE \ F Ə R - ˈ SĀK : to renounce or turn away from entirely; synonymy see ABANDON RE TURN \ RI - ˈ T Ə RN \ 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

9. H OW DO WE FORSAKE ? Psalm 37:8 (NASB95) Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. c.f. Ephesians 4:31 (NASB95) 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Isaiah 55:7 (NASB95) 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.