Isaiah 55:1. Ho, every one that thirsteth,
God would have the attention of sinners; he calls for it. Are not sinners eager for God? Oh, no! It is God who is eager for sinners; and so he calleth
"Ho!" Men pass by with their ears full of the world’s tumult; and God calleth, again and again, "Ho! Ho!" Be you rich or poor, learned or illiterate, if you are in need, and specially if you feel your need, "Ho, every one that thirsteth."
Isaiah 55:1. Come ye to the waters,
There are only in one place waters that can quench your thirst; and God calls you that way: "Come ye to the waters."
Isaiah 55:1. And he that hath no money;
Water is a thing that is sold, not given away, in the East; and he that needs it, must buy it. But he who buys of God, has nothing to pay: "He that hath no money."
Isaiah 55:1. Come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
See how God’s good things grow as we look at them. The first invitation was, "Come ye to the waters;" the next was, "Eat;" but this one speaks of "wine and milk." Our first idea of the gospel is very simple, it is water for our thirst. Soon we find that it is food for our hunger. Presently we discover it to be wine for our delight, and milk for our perpetual sustenance. There is everything in Christ; and you want him. Come and have him. There is no other preparation needed but that you feel your need of him.
"This he gives you;
‘Tis his Spirit’s rising beam."
What a cheering verse this is to begin with!
Isaiah 55:1. Ho, every one that thirsteth,
God would have the attention of sinners; he calls for it. Are not sinners eager for God? Oh, no! It is God who is eager for sinners; and so he calleth
"Ho!" Men pass by with their ears full of the world’s tumult; and God calleth, again and again, "Ho! Ho!" Be you rich or poor, learned or illiterate, if you are in need, and specially if you feel your need, "Ho, every one that thirsteth."
Isaiah 55:1. Come ye to the waters,
There are only in one place waters that can quench your thirst; and God calls you that way: "Come ye to the waters."
Isaiah 55:1. And he that hath no money;
Water is a thing that is sold, not given away, in the East; and he that needs it, must buy it. But he who buys of God, has nothing to pay: "He that hath no money."
Isaiah 55:1. Come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
See how God’s good things grow as we look at them. The first invitation was, "Come ye to the waters;" the next was, "Eat;" but this one speaks of "wine and milk." Our first idea of the gospel is very simple, it is water for our thirst. Soon we find that it is food for our hunger. Presently we discover it to be wine for our delight, and milk for our perpetual sustenance. There is everything in Christ; and you want him. Come and have him. There is no other preparation needed but that you feel your need of him.
"This he gives you;
‘Tis his Spirit’s rising beam."
What a cheering verse this is to begin with!