Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: (i) When he offers himself by the preaching of his word.
Seeking is the condition for obtaining spiritual benefit, but there is a limit to it: a time when He may be found, and a time when He is near. Calling goes stronger than seeking, it means casting yourself wholly on His mercy. The nearness He speaks of is not mere proximity but propitious presence.
AI summary
Seek the Lord while He may be found, and call upon Him while He is near. This covenant of grace belongs to every soul that thirsts for happiness, not to Jews alone or captives in Babylon. God offers pardon and peace on gospel terms to all poor sinners; the appointed method is Christ as your way, the Spirit as your guide, and the Word as your rule.
AI summary
Commenting on Isaiah 55:6-13