Isaiah wrote FATHER’S Word by THE SPIRIT in chapter 55:
1 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price.
2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
3 Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David.”
Why should we live a life of turmoil and scarcity when FATHER wants to bless us with peace, abundance and good health? When you pose the question in this manner, the answer is obvious yet men seek their own way for they do not trust FATHER’S Word. Their ego convinces them that they can go it alone without any assistance from someone they can’t see with their natural eyes. Their fear outweighs any semblance of faith in their lives. Until they get desperate in some aspect of their life, they will go their own way toward death and destruction. It may be a slow process in some cases but the day will come when they must face the consequences of their chosen path.
FATHER says “Listen carefully to Me” to each of us so that there is no question of what HE is saying for HE desires our soul to live and flourish. What more could we ask? Is there a better future for any of us to consider besides this invitation?
FATHER’S Love motivates HIM to make this offer because HE wants the best for each of HIS children, no different than those of us who have children of our own. In order for us to understand the requirements for choosing HIS way, HE reveals the problem at hand:
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.”
Our ways and thoughts are insufficient to bring forth the abundant life that FATHER is presenting in HIS invitation. HIS invitation is one that requires a long-term commitment, not a single, temporary commitment which allows the person to return to their previous thoughts and ways. Why would anybody return to a life of turmoil when they have the opportunity to live a life of peace and blessing?
Once we make the decision to accept HIS invitation, HE begins to redirect our thought life to HIS thoughts by instructing us to incline your ear, and come to Me; Hear, and your soul shall live. For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. When we hear FATHER and receive HIS Word in our hearts, we ascend to HIS ways by fully accepting HIS thoughts as our own. This is Love’s standing invitation to each of us. It takes trust and patience for us to fully embrace HIS ways since mankind has spent years indoctrinating us to rely on our own ways and means. Make no mistake, HIS ways will fare exceed our greatest expectation if we will heed HIS Word in every aspect of our life. What an invitation!