Isaiah 55:1-11 English Standard Version

1 “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

2 Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.

3 Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.

4 Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples.

5 Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.

6 “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;

7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

10 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

Here is the invitation and the really good news is that the time and place to accept the invitation is up to you to decide when you are ready to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Verse 2 above speaks to a life lived that is not satisfying. No one ever wants to change their lives as long as it is satisfying.

Turning away from a life that is not satisfying is called repentance. We all must turn away from the life we lived and seek this new one, based on the covenant that God has made to everyone that has placed their faith in the atoning works of the Cross of Christ.

You do not have to understand all the promises God has made in this new covenant in order to accept the invitation by faith. Understanding will come by the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, who comes to everyone who has accepted this invitation.

Are you tired of the life you have chosen for yourself? Do you want forgiveness for every mistake you ever made? Do you want security, peace and a loving relationship with the One who will never leave you nor forsake you? Maybe now is the time.

Genesis 3:9 English Standard Version (ESV) But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”

My wife will sometimes say “hello” when my mind is deep in thoughts that do not include her.

That does not mean I do not love her. It does not mean we are not together because we will often be sitting on the couch together when it happens.

My heart is with her but my mind is busy elsewhere. Sometimes my mind is fixed on Jesus, His Word and I am pondering something in my heart. Neither does that mean I am following Jesus.

Those that went searching for Jesus in John 6 had reasons for doing so. At no time did I read the words “follow me”. This is one of those things that has to be seen in context to have a proper understanding of our relationship with Christ.

The Lord invited everyone to “eat of this bread”. That was an invitation, not a command. He does not command those that are not betrothed to Him by faith. At that particular time Jesus had not been crucified, had not risen, had not ascended, nor had the Holy Spirit been given.

It was only an invitation. What was to come was for a future date, like the time and date of a wedding invitation. It is just an invitation and we must show up at the right time and place in order to show we have accepted the invitation.

“Hello!!” Is it time for you to accept His invitation?

Has anyone presented you with the invitation? How would anyone know about this invitation unless someone told them about it? So if this is the first time you have ever heard this invitation to believe in Christ by faith and accept His offer of salvation, then here it is.

Christ has died as an atonement for all our sin before Father God, He is the acceptable sacrifice for sin. There is nothing you need to do to find favor with God except to believe that Christ died for our sins.

He rose from the grace to prove God has power over death and that eternal life begins with believing in Jesus Christ. That is just the beginning.

He ascended to the right hand of the throne of God and all things have been placed under His authority. He reigns from on high but has sent the Holy Spirit to speak all that He says to those of us who accept Him as Lord.

Then He commands us.