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Isaiah 55“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.
The InvitationIsaiah 53 & 55 / Matthew 11:29-30
Studying the book of IsaiahForetells of God’s plan to send a Messiah
An absurd plan:God to earth in the flesh
A child is born (ch. 9) to become a Suffering Servant (ch. 53)
Isaiah 55 includes an invitation to “come” May seem like an invitation to dinner
Thirst / HungerBut it is an invitation to satisfy more
than physical needsIt is an invitation to satisfy
the desires of our soul
Isaiah 55“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.
God offers the invitation to the Messiah through Isaiah’s prophecy,
And Jesus used the same word:“Come…” extending an invitation to us
Matthew 11 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
When we allow Jesus into our lives, He will satisfy the longing of our
souls and help us with the burdens of life
He offers us his “yoke”
What is a yoke?It can be a symbol of oppressionIt is both a device and symbol of
being linked, joined, unitedIt can be something that helps
make the load lighter
Matthew 11 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
While some yokes are heavy and burdensome, the yoke of Christ
lightens the load Whether your load is heavy or light,
we all have issues that we carryOver time, they wear on us
He forgives our sinRestores relationships
Paints a worldviewGives us purpose
Helps deal with life’s “stuff”Heals our illnesses and pain
Helps us bear the load when it can’t be taken away
It all began when Christ took the weight of our sins
upon HimselfHe came as a tiny babe,marked for a purpose
Isaiah 9:6
“For to us a child is born…
…to us a son is given.
Isaiah 53 “The Suffering Servant”4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
He has taken our sinsAnd carries our burdens
Our punishment was placed on HimSo that our burden could be lightened
Jesus invites us to be yoked with Him…
“Come” When we respond to
Christ’s invitation,He is at the center –
we are yoked with Him! OXO
