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.
"Ho, ... come ye to the waters, ... to buy wine," saith the Lord by his servant the prophet. It is just like it was at the wedding-feast at Cana, when the servants went to the water-pots, and found them full of wine. God often gives us more than we even think we need. Water would suffice to quench our thirst, but the Lord adds, "Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price." Wine and milk were among the blessings that old Jacob pronounced upon Judah, and they are symbolic of the special blessings which come to believers through Jesus Christ, who is our true Judah. He gives us joy, he gives us nourishment, he gives us everything we really need. Whatever you lack, you shall find it in Christ; you have nothing to do but to come for it. You have no money; but even if you had, the blessings are priceless, they cannot be purchased. The price of mercy is without price. This is all you have to do in order to receive it, come and take it, take it freely, come and take it now. Never did a salesman plead with a customer more earnestly than the Spirit of God here pleads with sinners, yet it is not God who is to be profited by the transaction. He gains nothing except the indulgence of his love, we are the eternal gainers by his gracious gift, yet the Lord saith, "Come ye," and then again, "Come ye," and then a third time, "Come." When he saith, "Come, come, come," who will refuse to come?
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.
"Ho, ... come ye to the waters, ... to buy wine," saith the Lord by his servant the prophet. It is just like it was at the wedding-feast at Cana, when the servants went to the water-pots, and found them full of wine. God often gives us more than we even think we need. Water would suffice to quench our thirst, but the Lord adds, "Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price." Wine and milk were among the blessings that old Jacob pronounced upon Judah, and they are symbolic of the special blessings which come to believers through Jesus Christ, who is our true Judah. He gives us joy, he gives us nourishment, he gives us everything we really need. Whatever you lack, you shall find it in Christ; you have nothing to do but to come for it. You have no money; but even if you had, the blessings are priceless, they cannot be purchased. The price of mercy is without price. This is all you have to do in order to receive it, come and take it, take it freely, come and take it now. Never did a salesman plead with a customer more earnestly than the Spirit of God here pleads with sinners, yet it is not God who is to be profited by the transaction. He gains nothing except the indulgence of his love, we are the eternal gainers by his gracious gift, yet the Lord saith, "Come ye," and then again, "Come ye," and then a third time, "Come." When he saith, "Come, come, come," who will refuse to come?