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.” Isa. 55:11Ho, 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. (Isaiah 55:1) (See also John 4:10,1410Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. (John 4:10)
14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. (John 4:14) and Rev. 22:1717And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. (Revelation 22:17)).
What wonderful grace! God offers living water, or the water of life, to the one who is thirsty and has no money. To him who needs it, and is unable to obtain in Do you know your need, dear child? Do you know that you are a sinner and that you need a Saviour, and that on can do nothing to save yourself, but God has given His own Son to save you?
We read in Luke 7 of two of these people who had no money, and they were in need, for they could not pay what they owed.
“And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both.” (vs. 42). Are you like them? Do you know that you have nothing to pay? Then, accept God’s gracious offer now.
The bills in the store windows say, “Come early, only a few more days.” But God does not promise even a few more days. He says,
God offers all these wonderful blessings to you without money, and without price; but think what it cost Him to be able to do so.
And the Lord Jesus, God’s own Son, shed His own precious blood. We who are His, sometimes sing,
“We are by Christ redeemed,
The cost His precious blood.”
Seeing then that it is at such a cost that God has provided a Saviour, and knowing that you are a sinner who can do nothing to save yourself, will you not receive Him now?
ML 07/05/1942