Isa 55:6-7, Eze 18:30-31, 33:14-15, Mat 3:8-10, 16:24, Luk 1:75 | ESV | STEP | Seek the Lord while he may be found ; call upon him while he is near ;

Isaiah 55:6-7

6 ^a“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;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Ezekiel 18:30-31

30 “Therefore ^bI will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. ^cRepent and turn from all your transgressions, ^dlest iniquity be your ruin. ^{▼▼Or lest iniquity be your stumbling block} 31 ^fCast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and ^gmake yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! ^hWhy will you die, O house of Israel?

Ezekiel 33:14-15

14 Again, ⁱthough I say to the wicked, ^j‘You shall surely die,’ yet ^kif he turns from his sin and does what is just and right, 15 if the wicked ^lrestores the pledge, ^mgives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks ⁿin the statutes of life, not doing injustice, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

Matthew 3:8-10

8 Bear fruit ^oin keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ^p‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from ^qthese stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. ^rEvery tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Matthew 16:24

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^sdeny himself and ^ttake up his cross and follow me.

Luke 1:75

75 ^uin holiness and righteousness before him ^vall our days.