When We Preach The Gospel, We Proclaim Jesus Is God!

"’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. 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. 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. See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander of the peoples. Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations that do not know you will hasten to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.’ Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon” (Isaiah 55:1-7, NIV).

If we are preachers of the gospel, we will emphasize the Goodness of the Savior more than the good things that will happen to the saved.

We will say that God reigns! He brings peace, He enables you to experience the unspeakable joy, and He saves! (Isaiah 52:7.)

We’ll echo what He says, like in Isaiah 44:6-8, “This is what the LORD says -- Israel’s King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God. Who then is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and lay out before me what has happened since I established my ancient people, and what is yet to come -- yes, let him foretell what will come. Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one."

We’ll proclaim that the Lord Jesus Christ is God! Notice His Words in Revelation 1:17-18, “When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: ‘Do not be afraid. I AM THE FIRST AND THE LAST. I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.’”

He is the “King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty” in Isaiah 44! He is the God who reigns in Isaiah 52:7!

Now, observe carefully the words of the God who reigns in Isaiah 55, verse1 and part of verse 3:

“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… Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live.”

Compare them with what the Lord Jesus Christ said: "COME TO ME, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 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. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" (Matt. 11:28-30).

Let’s read also Isaiah 55:2:

“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.”

In John 6:27, Christ said: “Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval." We read also in John 6:35, “Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty’” (also John 6:48).

In Isaiah 55:6, we read:

“Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.”

We read the Word in Matthew 6:31-33, “So do not worry, saying, `What shall we eat?’ or `What shall we drink?’ or `What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But SEEK FIRST HIS KINGDOM and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

In seeking the kingdom, it is the King we ought to be pursuing. We read in John 6:26, “Jesus answered them and said, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled’”(NAS). And as we seek Him, we ought to have the right motive.