Isaiah 55:1

Isaiah 55:1. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Let no one ask whether he may come to Christ for salvation; he is bidden to come. Whoever wills to come, is welcome. "Ho!" says God, as men cry when they have goods to sell, and would attract the passer-by; and not merely to one does he speak, but to everyone: "Ho, every one that thirsteth," - whatever is the age he lives in, and to whatever age he may himself have attained: "Ho, every one that thirsteth." But is there anything to be had by those who do come? There is in God exactly that which every soul needs; first, "waters" for the thirsty. There is even more than absolute, necessaries: "wine and milk," God has an abundance of grace, yea, a superabundance. He can give us all we need, and even more than we desire. Oh, turn not away when God the Father cries, "Ho!"