Isaiah 55:6-12

"Seek the LORD while He may be

found;

Call upon Him while He is near.

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.

"For My thoughts are not your

thoughts,

Nor are your ways My ways,"

declares the Lord.

"For as the heavens are higher than

the earth,

So are My ways higher than your ways

And My thoughts than your thoughts.

"For as the rain and the snow come

down from heaven,

And do not return there without

watering the earth

And making it bear and sprout,

And furnishing seed to the sower and

bread to the eater;

So will My word be which goes forth

from My mouth;

It will not return to Me empty,

Without accomplishing what I desire,

And without succeeding in the matter

for which I sent it.

"For you will go out with joy

And be led forth with peace;

The mountains and the hills will

break forth into shouts of joy before

you,

And all the trees of the field will clap

their hands."