Isaiah, Week 2: In Response We Must Come

As Isaiah walks through many of these things in chapter 54, after that, after he predicts and prophesies that, and let me say this, Isaiah was written, we talked last week, approximately 700 years before Jesus came. So here is God. Not only did he do what he said he was going to do, but he told us about it hundreds of years ahead of time. How awesome is that, amen? [00:02:03] (31 seconds)  #ProphecyFulfilled

And he says, you don't even have to bring anything with you. You don't, you say, well, what does it cost? Look at what he says here in verse 1 of chapter 55. He says, and you who have no money, come, buy, and eat. So he extends that invitation even more. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Friends, God is willing to give us all the good things that will truly satisfy our soul if we will simply come to him, amen? [00:05:21] (37 seconds)  #NoPriceForGrace

You say, what do I have to do for it, pastor? What is it going to cost me? Surely it's going to cost me something. Surely I'm going to have to pay for it or earn it or do something for it. Friends, there is nothing you can do for it, except realize that you can't earn it or pay for it yourself. You say, well, surely it costs something. Yes, it did. Instead, it costs the Lord Jesus his life. And that is what pays for the free gift that God is willing to give us, the living water. [00:05:58] (35 seconds)  #PaidByJesus

What pays for that? It is what Christ did on the cross, amen? Look at what he says in verse 2. He goes on to talk about how we seek satisfaction and all sorts of other things. He says, why do you spend money for what is not bread and your wages for what does not satisfy? Friends, we seek all sorts of things in the world today, don't we? Money, fame, fortune, success, a career. We seek satisfaction in all sorts of other things. [00:06:33] (31 seconds)  #CrossPaidOurFreedom

And who is that? That's him, right? If we will eat of the true bread of life, what does that mean? If we will take him into our lives, we will let him be the Lord and boss of our life, that's when our soul is satisfied. Not from all the other things we seek in the world, but the true bread of life. Verse 3 continues, The appeal is to let God satisfy your soul. Listen to him. It's an appeal to listen to him and respond and come to him as the Lord and Savior of your life. [00:07:42] (40 seconds)  #TrueBreadOfLife

So what is all of this that they talked about this morning? Is it just for a pretty manger scene? Is it just so everything can look wonderful and beautiful and be a nice little story? No, there's a purpose in that, friends. And that is so that God can fill our soul. He sent Christ to pay the penalty for our sins so that we can have eternal life with him. So that the hunger for our soul can be satisfied. [00:08:22] (29 seconds)  #ChristFillsTheSoul

But they see it and then they go after it. They pursue it. That's what's being talked about here, friends. It's not seeking the Lord as, oh, he's hiding from us. We need to find out where he is. It is God has revealed himself to us. He has spoken to us. He has extended the invitation to us. He is tugging on our heart. Look at what it says. Seek the Lord while he may be found. [00:13:56] (28 seconds)  #SeekWhileFound

``He's revealed himself to us. And so we, instead of saying, well, you know what, God, I'm just not ready yet. God, I'm not sure if you are who you say you are. I'm not sure I believe. When God is speaking to your heart, when the Holy Spirit is convicting you of your sin, friends, that is the time to respond. Seek the Lord while he may be found. Seek, he says, kind of repeats himself here. Call upon him while he is near. [00:14:24] (32 seconds)  #SeekWhileHeIsNear