SEEK YAHWEH NOW—WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND

 

SEEK YAHWEH NOW

WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND

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A Bible Study on Humility, Repentance, and Returning to Yahweh

Scripture quotations use the King James Version, with “Yahweh” substituted for “the LORD” where the divine name appears.

1. The call begins with His people

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
— 2 Chronicles 7:14

Yahweh spoke these words to His people, Israel. The passage teaches us the importance of humility, prayer, seeking Yahweh, and turning away from sin.

Notice where the call begins: “My people.” Before we point to the sins of the world, we must examine our own hearts.

Do we bear His name while resisting His correction? Do we ask for His blessings while refusing His commands? Do we grieve over wickedness around us while excusing wickedness within us?

Yahweh calls His people to:

• Humble themselves: Admit their sins and surrender their pride.
• Pray: Come before Him honestly, seeking mercy.
• Seek His face: Desire His presence and His will.
• Turn from wicked ways: Leave behind the conduct He condemns.

Related scripture: Read James 4:6–10, especially its call to submit to Yahweh, draw near to Him, cleanse our hands, and purify our hearts.

Study question: What must I stop defending and begin confessing?

2. Seek Him while the opportunity is before you

“Seek ye Yahweh while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.”
— Isaiah 55:6

The next verse explains what seeking Him requires:

“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto Yahweh, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our Elohim, for he will abundantly pardon.”
— Isaiah 55:7

Seeking Yahweh involves both our ways and our thoughts. We must surrender what we do and what we nurture within.

This is an urgent invitation, but it is also a merciful one. Yahweh calls people to return because He is willing to pardon.

Do not assume you must first make yourself worthy to approach Him. Come honestly, confess your sins, and turn toward the One who offers mercy.

Related scriptures: Deuteronomy 4:29–31; Jeremiah 29:12–13.

Study question: Am I seeking Yahweh with my whole heart, or only when I need relief?

3. “Today” is the time to respond

“To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.”
— Hebrews 3:7–8

A hardened heart does not always openly reject Yahweh. Sometimes it simply keeps saying, “Later.”

Later, I will repent. Later, I will forgive. Later, I will obey what I already know.

But Scripture warns:

“Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”
— Proverbs 27:1

We do not know how much time remains in our lives. We do know that we are responsible for our response today.

Related scriptures: Hebrews 3:12–15; James 4:13–17; 2 Corinthians 6:2.

Study question: What act of obedience have I been postponing?

4. True repentance reaches the heart

“And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Yahweh your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness.”
— Joel 2:13

An outward display cannot replace an inward surrender. Religious words, attendance, and appearances cannot conceal our hearts from Yahweh.

True repentance acknowledges sin without making excuses. It produces a changed direction.

Read Psalm 51:1–17. David asks for cleansing and a clean heart. He recognizes that Yahweh desires truth within.

Related scriptures: Proverbs 28:13; Luke 3:8; 2 Corinthians 7:10.

Study question: What change in my conduct would show that my repentance is sincere?

5. His patience is an opportunity to repent

2 Peter 3:9 teaches that Yahweh’s patience gives room for repentance. Romans 2:4–5 warns against despising His goodness and continuing with an unrepentant heart.

The passing of another day should move us to gratitude and obedience. His patience must never become our excuse for delay.

We do not need to announce a date for the end in order to recognize the urgency of His call. The command to repent already applies today.

A call to respond now

Seek Yahweh in prayer. Open His Word with a willingness to be corrected. Confess the sins you have excused. Forsake what He has shown you is wrong. Where you have harmed others, seek to make things right.

Do not wait for a more convenient season to obey the truth you already understand.

“Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh.”
— Lamentations 3:40

Closing prayer

Yahweh, I humble myself before You. Search my heart and reveal what I have refused to face. Forgive my sins and help me turn from them. Cleanse my thoughts, correct my ways, and teach me to obey Your Word. Keep me from hardening my heart or taking Your mercy for granted. Help me seek You wholeheartedly today. Amen.

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Verse 1
We have wandered from Your teaching,
We have trusted in our pride.
Yet Your Word is gently calling
Us to lay our sin aside.
Let us bow our hearts before You,
Let us turn from every wrong.
Teach our lips to speak repentance;
Let obedience be our song.

Chorus
Seek Yahweh now, while He may be found;
Call upon His name, let every heart bow down.
Humble yourselves and pray,
Turn from your wicked ways.
His mercy calls—come home today.
Seek Yahweh now, seek Yahweh now.

Verse 2
“If My people,” You have spoken,
“Who are called by My own name,”
Will humble themselves before You,
You will hear their prayers again.
You called Your people back to mercy,
You called them from their sin.
May we hear Your Word with trembling;
Let our turning now begin.

Chorus
Seek Yahweh now, while He may be found;
Call upon His name, let every heart bow down.
Humble yourselves and pray,
Turn from your wicked ways.
His mercy calls—come home today.
Seek Yahweh now, seek Yahweh now.

Verse 3
Let the wicked leave his pathway,
Let the heart forsake deceit.
There is pardon for the sinner
Who returns in humble need.
You are gracious, slow to anger,
Rich in mercy when we fall.
Give us hearts that gladly answer
When we hear Your loving call.

Bridge
Today, if you can hear His voice,
Do not harden up your heart.
Bring the sin you’ve kept in secret;
Let His truth reach every part.
We cannot promise there’s tomorrow,
But we have this day to pray.
Yahweh, give us strength to follow
What Your Word has shown today.

Final Chorus
Seek Yahweh now, while He may be found;
Call upon His name, let every heart bow down.
Humble yourselves and pray,
Turn from your wicked ways.
His mercy calls—come home today.
Seek Yahweh now, seek Yahweh now.

Outro
Search our hearts and cleanse our ways;
Help us walk with You each day.
While You are near, we bow and pray—
Yahweh, we seek Your face today.

Based on 2 Chronicles 7:14; Isaiah 55:6–7; Joel 2:12–13; Psalm 51:10; Hebrews 3:7–8; and James 4:13–17.

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You knit me together in my mother’s womb (song)

 

“You knit me together in my mother’s womb” (song)

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[Verse 1]
Before my mother held me,
Before she knew my face,
You saw my hidden forming
Within that quiet place.
You knit my bones and sinews,
Each little hand and toe;
Before I saw the sunlight,
Your care was all around.

[Chorus]
I am fearfully and wonderfully made,
Yahweh, let my life become Your praise.
You knit me together in my mother’s womb;
No part of me was hidden, unseen by You.
Through every season, every changing day,
I am the work Your hands have made.
Before anyone saw me, Yahweh, You saw me;
Now teach this grateful heart to walk Your way.

[Verse 2]
You know this frame is fragile,
Remember I am dust.
When strength begins to fail me,
You’re still the One I trust.
My worth is not my beauty,
My wealth or what I do;
In sickness and in sorrow,
My life is known to You.

[Chorus]
I am fearfully and wonderfully made,
Yahweh, let my life become Your praise.
You knit me together in my mother’s womb;
No part of me was hidden, unseen by You.
Through every season, every changing day,
I am the work Your hands have made.
Before anyone saw me, Yahweh, You saw me;
Now teach this grateful heart to walk Your way.

[Verse 3]
The child still growing hidden,
The old man tired and gray,
The lonely and the broken
Who struggle through the day—
You fashioned each one also;
Their Maker is my own.
So let me offer kindness
And make Your mercy known.

[Bridge]
Search me, Yahweh, know my heart;
Show me where I’ve gone astray.
Try my thoughts and guide my footsteps;
Lead me in Your lasting way.
Let the hands that You have fashioned
Lift another from despair.
Let the life that You have given
Show a little of Your care.

[Verse 4]
And when I sleep beneath the earth,
Beyond these passing years,
My hope rests in Your promise,
Beyond my grief and tears.
Through Yeshua comes the rising;
The graves will hear His voice.
The Maker who first formed us
Can call us to rejoice.

[Final Chorus]
I am fearfully and wonderfully made,
Yahweh, let my life become Your praise.
You knit me together in my mother’s womb;
And even in the grave, I’m known to You.
Until the day You call the dead to rise,
I’ll trust the One who gave me life.
Before anyone saw me, Yahweh, You saw me;
Now lead me in the way of everlasting life.

[Soft Outro]
Before my mother held me,
Before she knew my face,
You saw me, Yahweh—
And I will sing Your praise.

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You knit me together in my mother’s womb

“You knit me together in my mother’s womb”

A Bible Study on Psalm 139:13–14

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“For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.. I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made. Your works are wondrous, and I know this very well.”
— Psalm 139:13–14

Before anyone saw us, Yahweh saw us. Before we could speak, He knew us. While our bodies were developing unseen within our mothers, we were already within His knowledge and care.

These verses invite us to look at our lives with gratitude and reverence. We are wonderfully made, known by our Creator, and precious to Him.

1. “You knit me together in my mother’s womb”

The expression “knit me together” pictures the intricate formation of a human being. The KJV says, “thou hast covered me.” The “reins” are literally the kidneys, also used in Scripture to describe a person’s inward being.

David recognizes Yahweh’s work in the formation of his body and his innermost life.

“Thine hands have made me and fashioned me.”
— Psalm 119:73

“Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.”
— Job 10:11

Job uses the language of clothing and weaving to describe the formation of the body. Skin, flesh, bones, and sinews become a living whole.

Related passages:

• Job 10:8–12: Yahweh’s hands fashioned Job, gave him life, and preserved him.
• Isaiah 44:2: Yahweh identifies Himself as the One who made and formed Israel from the womb.
• Isaiah 44:24: Yahweh joins His formation of Israel with His work as Creator of heaven and earth.
• Ecclesiastes 11:5: The development of a child in the womb illustrates how much of Yahweh’s work remains beyond our understanding.

Lesson: Our beginning was hidden from human eyes, but never hidden from Yahweh.

2. “Fearfully and wonderfully made”

“Fearfully” here carries the thought of awe and reverence. David is moved to worship when he considers the wonder of his own creation.

His response is:

“I will praise thee.”
— Psalm 139:14

The purpose of recognizing the wonder of our bodies is to honor the One who made them.

“Know ye that Yahweh he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves.”
— Psalm 100:3

This does not mean that every person is born without illness or disability, or that our bodies will never suffer. It means that human life is a marvelous work of our Creator. A person’s worth does not depend on physical strength, appearance, health, or ability.

Related passages:

• Genesis 1:26–27: Humanity is made in the image of God.
• Genesis 2:7: Yahweh formed man from the dust and gave him the breath of life.
• Psalm 8:3–6: David marvels that the Creator of the heavens cares for mankind.
• Proverbs 22:2: Rich and poor share the same Maker.

Lesson: We should treat ourselves and others with the dignity appropriate to people made by Yahweh.

3. “My substance was not hid from thee”

“My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.”
— Psalm 139:15

“Curiously wrought” means intricately worked or woven. The reference to “the lowest parts of the earth” is poetic language describing the hidden place of formation, continuing the picture of the womb.

“Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect.”
— Psalm 139:16

“Unperfect” here means unformed or unfinished. David describes Yahweh seeing him while he was still developing.

The passage emphasizes how completely Yahweh knows a life that human beings cannot yet see.

Related passages:

• Psalm 22:9–10: David speaks of dependence on Yahweh from his mother’s womb.
• Psalm 71:5–6: The psalmist remembers Yahweh’s sustaining care from birth.
• Isaiah 46:3–4: Yahweh describes carrying His people from the womb and continuing to carry them into old age.

Lesson: Yahweh’s care does not begin when we become strong, useful, or able to understand Him. Our dependence on Him begins with life itself.

4. Yahweh knows us before others do

“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee.”
— Jeremiah 1:5

Yahweh spoke these words specifically to Jeremiah about his appointment as a prophet. We should not assume that everyone receives Jeremiah’s particular calling. Nevertheless, the passage shows that Yahweh’s knowledge and purpose can precede a person’s birth.

Other servants were also identified with a calling from the womb:

• Isaiah 49:1, 5: Yahweh’s servant speaks of being called and formed from the womb.
• Luke 1:13–17: John the Baptist’s work is announced before his conception.
• Galatians 1:15–16: Paul describes being set apart from his mother’s womb and called by grace.

Lesson: Yahweh’s knowledge reaches further back than our memories and further ahead than our understanding.

5. Life in the womb is treated with significance

“And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb.”
— Luke 1:41

Elizabeth then says:

“The babe leaped in my womb for joy.”
— Luke 1:44

This account presents John as a child already involved in the unfolding work of Yahweh before his birth.

Related passages:

• Genesis 25:21–23: Rebekah’s children struggle within her, and Yahweh speaks about their future.
• Ruth 4:13: Yahweh gives Ruth conception, and she bears a son.
• Psalm 127:3: Children are described as a heritage from Yahweh.

These passages encourage reverence for developing human life and gratitude for children. They should never be used to suggest that people who experience infertility or pregnancy loss are less loved by Yahweh.

Lesson: The hidden beginnings of life deserve tenderness, care, and respect.

6. Our Maker understands our weakness

The One who formed us also understands how fragile we are.

“Like as a father pitieth his children, so Yahweh pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.”
— Psalm 103:13–14

Yahweh does not forget the limitations of our bodies or the burdens we carry. His knowledge is joined with compassion.

“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”
— Psalm 147:3

Related passages:

• Isaiah 40:28–31: The Creator gives strength to the weary.
• Psalm 34:18: Yahweh is near to the brokenhearted.
• 2 Corinthians 4:16–18: Though the outward person suffers decline, inward renewal and future hope remain.
• Romans 8:22–23: Believers groan while awaiting the redemption of their bodies.

Lesson: Illness, aging, disability, or sorrow do not erase the worth of the person Yahweh formed.

7. Being wonderfully made teaches us how to treat others

“Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother?”
— Malachi 2:10

Our shared dependence on our Creator should shape our conduct.

Job recognized that the One who made him also made his servants:

“Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?”
— Job 31:15

This is a powerful argument against mistreatment. Differences in wealth, position, age, or ability do not give anyone permission to disregard another person’s humanity.

Related passages:

• Proverbs 14:31: Oppressing the poor dishonors their Maker.
• James 3:9–10: Blessing God while cursing people made in His likeness is inconsistent.
• Matthew 22:39: Yeshua commands us to love our neighbor as ourselves.

Lesson: Respect for our Creator should be visible in the way we treat His creation.

8. The One who formed us can raise us again

The bodies Yahweh formed are mortal. Yet Scripture directs our hope toward the resurrection.

“Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.”
— Job 14:15

In the surrounding passage, Job longs to be remembered after death and to answer when Yahweh calls him.

Yeshua declares:

“The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth.”
— John 5:28–29

The Creator’s power is not exhausted when our present lives end.

Related passages:

• Daniel 12:2: Those sleeping in the dust awaken.
• 1 Corinthians 15:20–23: Resurrection comes through Yeshua.
• 1 Corinthians 15:42–44: Paul describes the resurrection of the dead and the transformation of the body.
• Philippians 3:20–21: Yeshua will transform the humble bodies of His people.
• Revelation 21:4: In Yahweh’s final restoration, death, sorrow, crying, and pain pass away.

Lesson: The One who gave us life in the womb has the power to give life again.

9. David’s response: “Search me”

Psalm 139 begins with Yahweh’s complete knowledge of David and ends with David inviting that knowledge to shape his life.

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
— Psalm 139:23–24

David does more than admire the wonder of creation. He asks his Creator to examine and guide him.

Our response can follow the same pattern:

1. Praise Him: “Marvellous are thy works.”
2. Trust His care: Nothing about us is hidden from Him.
3. Respect others: They also bear their Creator’s image.
4. Seek His guidance: Ask Him to reveal what needs to change.
5. Hold to resurrection hope: Our Maker can call the dead to life.

A personal reflection

Before my mother held me, Yahweh saw me.

Before I spoke my first word, He knew me.

He understands the body that carries me, the weakness that troubles me, and the grief I struggle to express.

I am fearfully and wonderfully made. So is the person beside me—the elderly, the disabled, the sick, the lonely, and the child still growing unseen.

May I honor my Maker by thanking Him for life, caring for others, and asking Him to lead me in the way everlasting.

“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” — Psalm 139:14

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AMERICA, MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED (song)

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A Prophetic Song Inspired by Hosea 4

[Intro]

Hear the word of Yahweh!
Hear the warning from on high!
A nation blessed, a people chosen,
Now must answer the question: Why?

[Verse 1]

There is no truth, there is no mercy,
No knowledge of Yahweh in the land.
The people wander from His teachings,
Rejecting the truth of His command.

From sea to sea, the pride is growing,
From shore to shore, the darkness spreads.
We built our towers, praised our wisdom,
While turning from the words He said.

[Pre-Chorus]

We had the truth, but we rejected,
We knew the way, but turned aside.
We traded wisdom for our idols,
And let our Father's words be denied.

[Chorus]

America! America!
Hear the words that Yahweh spoke!
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge!”
Wake up before the final stroke!

You have forgotten your Creator,
You have cast His laws away.
America! America!
Will you turn to Yahweh today?

[Verse 2]

The land is filled with strife and violence,
The innocent cry out in pain.
Truth is twisted, right is mocked,
And selfish hearts pursue their gain.

The priests have failed to teach His statutes,
The people love the things they do.
And those who claim to know the Scriptures
Must ask: Have we been faithful, too?

[Pre-Chorus]

For judgment begins with Yahweh’s people,
No earthly power can stand alone.
A nation cannot buy salvation,
Nor claim His favor while His laws are thrown.

[Chorus]

America! America!
Hear the words that Yahweh spoke!
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge!”
Wake up before the final stroke!

You have forgotten your Creator,
You have cast His laws away.
America! America!
Will you turn to Yahweh today?

[Verse 3]

Remember Abraham and the promise,
Remember Isaac, Jacob, too.
If we have shared the promised blessings,
Then what does Yahweh ask us to do?

Not empty words or outward worship,
Not Sunday praise with hearts of stone.
But humble hearts that seek His teaching,
And walk the path that He has shown.

The Sabbath day, His holy seasons,
The commandments written in His Word.
How long will we ignore His warnings?
How long before His voice is heard?

[Bridge]

Read Hosea! Hear the warning!
Let the sleeping nation rise!
Knowledge rejected brings destruction,
Truth abandoned blinds the eyes!

Do not trust in wealth or weapons!
Do not boast in earthly might!
Turn your heart toward Yahweh’s teaching!
Walk again within His light!

Yet Yahweh’s word is still before us,
His warnings call us to repent.
Let every heart examine Scripture,
And seek the path His words have meant.

[Breakdown]

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”

Not because truth was never given,
But because knowledge was rejected.

America, examine yourself.
Return to the Scriptures.
Return to the commandments.
Seek Yahweh while there is time.

[Final Chorus – Full Choir, Epic and Urgent]

America! America!
Can you hear the warning cry?
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge!”
Will you turn, or pass it by?

Remember Yahweh! Keep His teaching!
Let His truth your hearts renew!
America, examine your ways!
Let the Word of Yahweh judge you!

[Outro]

The word of Yahweh stands forever,
Though nations rise and nations fall.
Hear the warning given through Hosea,
And heed the Almighty's call.

America…
Hear His Word.
America…
Return to Yahweh.

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