Isaiah 55:1.
We have here an exhortation from Almighty God to those who have sinned
against Him, and the principle of the exhortation is so clear that it
is impossible not to believe that it is the general principle of all
God's exhortations to sinners; and the principle is this, that whoever
feels... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 55:2
Consider what are some of the good investments in life, which bring in
solid advantages.
I. First among the gains of life is peace of mind, and for that the
investment is simply and alone acts of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
You must commit your whole self, as a poor, miserable sinn... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 55:2
I. We have here an invitation, addressed to us by Jehovah Himself, to
hearken diligently unto Him, to incline our ear, and to come to Him.
There is something peculiarly touching in the invitations of the Word
of God, which, if men would but pause and reflect, could not fail to
make an im... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 55:6
I. Consider what we are to understand by seeking the Lord. It is in
His double aspect, combined but not contradictory character, as at
once just and the justifier of them that believe in Jesus, as a God of
justice to punish sin in the surety, and as a God of mercy to pardon
it in the si... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 55:6
I. Observe the order of the steps of grace. You are first to feel
after God in your own heart, "if haply you may find Him;" and when
this has brought you a little near, then you are to call out then you
are to pray; then you are to give up some known sin every wicked way,
and every wron... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 55:7
I. Look, first, at the Counsellor. (1) He who speaks to the wicked
man, and to the unrighteous man, is He who made all things. The Father
of the wicked is here speaking to the wicked. (2) He who speaks knows
every wicked man and unrighteous man. (3) He who speaks hates evil.
(4) He who... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 55:8
I. The errors, in opposition to which the doctrine of the text is to
be asserted, are those connected with what has been technically termed
anthropomorphism.
II. The testimony of the text is not to be overstrained. There are
qualifications and limitations that must be practically obser... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 55:12
To the Jew in Isaiah's time this promise doubtless bore reference to
three things: the return from the seventy years' captivity; their
ultimate restoration, first to their own land, and then to Christ; and
God's way of dealing with each individual's own soul. To us it stands
only in th... [ Continue Reading ]