Isaiah 55:3

Isaiah 55:3. Incline your ear, and come unto me;

This is the gate by which salvation enters into man, - Ear gate, by hearing and believing: "Incline your ear," bend it forward as if you would catch every word; "and come unto me: - "

Isaiah 55:3. Hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

Only think of a covenant made with needy sinners, thirsty sinners, God striking hands with guilty men in the person of Jesus Christ. It is a sure covenant, too; not made up of "ifs" and "buts" and "peradventures", -but a covenant sealed with blood, and signed by him who gives an oath with it that he will never turn from it, that you may have "strong consolation."