Isaiah 55:1-3

1 “Come, all you who are thirsty,
come to the waters;
and you who have no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without cost.

2 Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,
and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
3 Give ear and come to me;
hear me, that your soul may live.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
my faithful love promised to David.

…Come all – These verses speak of an opportunity for all those who do not yet belong to Him to come and have a relationship with the living God.  God has a solution for all our problems, and can supply our souls every need.  God desires to save us, strengthen us, and prepare us to be with Him one day.

COME BUY AND EAT, YOU WITH NO MONEY – Just as a parent pays for their child’s food, so too those who become children of God have the price of salvation already paid by God the Father.  He sent His Son Jesus Christ, through His Son Jesus Christ, by whose Blood (the Holy Spirit) we can receive salvation.  He offers us free water, wine, milk, and bread.  What soul would turn down such a wonderful offer?

WHY DO YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY FOR WHAT IS NOT BREAD? – The things of this world, including man-made religion, cannot satisfy the soul of man.  These things can lead us astray, make our souls sick.  So many people spend their time and effort in pursuit of vain things that they do not need.  Yes, the Lord God can bless us in this life, but we need to make Him our primary focus.  He is the best qualified to know what we need.  He is ready and able to supply our every need, even here and now.

BREAD – This speaks of the BODY of Christ, as Jesus taught His disciples during the last supper.  This is where we receive the blessing.  When we in fellowship with the Body of Christ, the Lord is taking care of us.  There we also receive three items of Spiritual drink for our soul.  In these items we also find the operation of the Trinity.

1) MILK – This is the basic food that we all begin with when we are born.  Spiritually speaking it represents the basic teachings of Christ.  These things came from God the FATHER, and must first nourish us before we can move on to more solid food.  New converts need this, as do even mature servants, who must never lose sight of these foundational teachings.

2) WATER – Only Jesus the SON of God can quench the thirst of our soul.  He is the living water.  In John Chapter 4, we see Him personally offering this water to the Samaritan woman.  The water he offers is a Spiritual water, not the physical kind (that only helps the body, but not the soul of man).  Those who receive Jesus “..streams of living water will flow from within him..” (John 7:38).  Everyone without exception “…thirsts for the living God”   (Psalm 42:2) because God created us to live eternally.  Every soul, without exception, thirsts for eternal life!

3) WINE – This speaks of the joy of the HOLY SPIRIT.  Jesus paid the price for us to receive this wine.  This wine does not slur our speech.  Instead, it produces edifying words.  This wine does not sway our walk, but rather, straightens our feet to remain on the path to eternity.

LISTEN CAREFULLY AND EAT WHAT IS GOOD -   God wants to give us all these things in abundance.  We must be careful, and have only what comes from God.  With everything else we risk consuming something that is contaminated.  Certain books, websites, etc – all these things may have some good things in them.  The danger lies in what else comes mixed in.  Truth plus the smallest lie possible still equals a lie, and is thus a danger for our souls.

HEAR AND YOUR SOUL SHALL LIVE – When we are hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit, we are safe, and know what things are not good to eat.  Some things make us feel sick, even before we taste it – because the Holy Spirit gives us discernment, and warns us.

I WILL MAKE AN EVERLASTING COVENANT WITH YOU – God desires a personal relationship with each one of us.  He wants to take care of our souls.  He wants to lead us to everlasting life with Him in eternity.  He will take us there, but we must remain faithful to Him.  God will feed our souls.