Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late: Seek the Lord While You Still Can
“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, 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.
Isaiah 54:1-57:14
Ephesians 6:1-24
Psalm 70:1-5
Proverbs 24:8
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The Whole Armor of God
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ~ Ephesians 6:13
Christians also must be ready, both for the devil’s attack (1 Peter 5:8-9), but also to defeat and to overcome the devil (Revelation 12:11). They do not do that by their own strength, but by the power of the Holy Spirit who is working in them (Romans 8:11). Their weapons are not the weapons that soldiers use. Rather, they overcome the devil by their trust in God and as they stand for truth. They overcome the devil by their prayers, by their right attitudes and with the gospel, the good news about Christ. They overcome the devil as they trust God’s word, the Bible (5:13-18). From: usefulbible.com – by Keith Simons
The great war in the spirit world
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
~ Ephesians 6:12
Daniel 10:12-14 records how the prince of Persia opposed an angel, a special servant of God. This prince was clearly not a human prince, because he was able to delay that angel for 21 days. No person could do that, so clearly the description is of an event in the spirit world.
Such an account may seem very strange to us. However, we are all aware of events in our world over which people have no control whatever. For example, often events happen in international politics that no person ever wanted to happen. Similarly, the opinions, beliefs and attitudes of large numbers of people can change greatly, without any clear explanation. So, powerful forces affect our world that we simply cannot identify in this world.
The Bible’s explanation is that a great war is happening in the spirit world (Revelation chapter 12). The devil does not act alone, but he has the support of a great army of evil spirits. Their complete defeat is certain, but it will not happen until the proper time (2 Peter 3:3-9). That time is immediately before Christ returns to rule our world (Revelation 19:11 to 20:4).
In the meantime, the battles continue between good and evil forces in the spirit world. On God’s side are his vast and powerful armies of angels, who act to support his people (Psalm 91:11; Hebrews 1:14). Also on God’s side is every person who becomes a Christian. They support God by their decision to stand for God, by their prayers and by their right attitudes. In the next few verses (6:13-18), Paul will show some other ways by which they fight in this great war.
From: usefulbible.com – by Keith Simons
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
~ Ephesians 6:10-20
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