Listen, So That You May Live
Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the
waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is
not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to
me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your
ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live.
I will make with you an everlasting
covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. See. I made him a witness to the
peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. See, you shall call nations
that you do not know, and nations that do not know you shall run to you,
because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
Seek the LORD while he may be found,
call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake their way, and the
unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the LORD, that he may have mercy
on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
When God questioned His people through
the prophet Isaiah, He asked why they spent their money for things that neither
nourished nor satisfied them. God offers us what we cannot buy – mercy, pardon,
and a changed life infused with His presence.
By God’s grace, we can freely receive
His something – for nothing. God’s grace accepted is God’s peace experienced.
Our Daily
Bread – September 5, 2006