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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.

2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

3 Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.[ASV]

The above passage from the book of Isaiah is From God Himself. He was extending “the invitation” to those children of Israel who had recently returned from captivity. As one could imagine these were weary, hungry, thirsty, faint and poor souls who now were yearning for water, wine, milk, honey and bread. [Staples of life for Old Testament Israel]. These items were often also synonymous with those who were said to be with God.

As captives the children of Israel had no means to purchase these items. Now they were free, their futures were not certain. But imagine being told come take of the water; and to those with no money, come and buy and eat. Without money they were told you can buy wine and milk. However, they were also told, don’t spend money on things that will not be satisfying (things that are not bread, such as false religion).

They were told as they obeyed God words (incline your ear), their souls would live, and they would never thirst (John 4:14) or experience hunger (John 6:35) again.

This was a very exciting offer to post exiled Israel, but even more attractive to those today, both Jew and gentile. God makes the same offer to the entire world today. An offer made possible by the salvation that came through Christ’s blood and God’s love and grace. As written by the Apostle Paul, “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ:” [Ephesians 1:2-3, ASV]

God made a covenant with the children of Israel upon their exodus from Egypt, but He also let them know this covenant would change (Jeremiah 31:31), which the Hebrew writer confirmed did happen (Hebrews 7:12; 8:6-13).

The everlasting covenant promised in Isaiah 55:3, refers to the covenant God made with David, “When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.” [2 Samuel 7:12-13, ASV]. The seed of David who established God’s kingdom was no other than Jesus Christ. The name David in fact was applied to the Messiah in a broad and symbolic way in many instances in the biblical prophesies (including Jeremiah 30:8-9, Ezekiel 34:23-24; and Hosea 3:5 ). To make it perfectly clear the fact that Christ actual fulfilled this prophesy Peter in the book of Acts wrote that David was “both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us this day” (v.29), and in verses 30-36, he confirmed Jesus was raised from the dead to sit on David’s throne. The apostle Paul also reiterated this same message in also the book of Acts (13:22-23) when he wrote “ I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will”.

For all of those who have yet to find the Lord, listen to God’s invitation through the prophet Isaiah: “Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:”. Also the address for His kingdom is in found in Matthew 16:18-19 [ASV] “And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

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