When we accept Jesus’s invitation to follow Him, our whole life changes direction.

接受耶稣的邀请跟随祂，我们的生命就会改变。

Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Isaiah 55:1

你们一切干渴的都当就近水来，没有银钱的也可以来。你们都来，买了吃。-以赛亚书55章1节

During a recent week, I received several invitations in the mail. Those inviting me to attend “free” seminars on retirement, real estate, and life insurance were immediately thrown away. But the invitation to a gathering honoring a longtime friend caused me to reply immediately, “Yes! I accept.” Invitation + Desire = Acceptance.

近来，我在电邮中收到一些邀请函，邀请我去参加“免费的”退休生活说明会、房地产及人寿保险研讨会等，这些邮件皆被我立即删除。然而，当我收到老朋友的聚会邀请函时，就赶快回复：“是的！我会出席。”邀请+渴望=接受。

Isaiah 55:1 is one of the great invitations in the Bible. The Lord said to His people who were in difficult circumstances, “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.” This is God’s remarkable offer of inner nourishment, deep spiritual satisfaction, and everlasting life (vv. 2–3).

以赛亚书55章1节是圣经中一个很棒的邀请，耶和华对陷入困境的子民说：“你们一切干渴的都当就近水来，没有银钱的也可以来。你们都来，买了吃，不用银钱，不用价值，也来买酒和奶。”上帝供应他们心灵的食粮、灵里的满足，以及永远的生命（2-3节）。

Jesus’s invitation is repeated in the last chapter of the Bible: “The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come!’ Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life” (Rev. 22:17).

在圣经的最后一章，耶稣再次发出邀请：“圣灵和新妇都说：‘来！’听见的人也该说：‘来！’口渴的人也当来；愿意的，都可以白白取生命的水喝。”（启示录22章17节）

We often think of eternal life as beginning when we die. In reality, it begins when we receive Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.

我们常常以为永生是在生命结束之后才开始。但实际上，自从我们接受耶稣基督为生命的救主那一刻，我们就开始拥有这永恒的生命。

God’s invitation to find eternal life in Him is the greatest invitation of all! Invitation + Desire = Acceptance.

上帝邀请我们在祂里面得着永生，实在是最棒的邀请！邀请+渴望=接受。

Lord Jesus, thank You for Your promise of mercy, pardon, and eternal life. I acknowledge my failures and receive Jesus as my Savior today.

主耶稣，谢谢祢赐下怜悯、赦免与永生。
今天，我愿承认自己的失败与不足，
并接受耶稣为我生命的救主。

Isaiah 55:1-7New International Version (NIV)

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 you will delight in the richest of fare.
3 Give ear and come to me;
    listen, that you may live.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
    my faithful love promised to David.
4 See, I have made him a witness to the peoples,
    a ruler and commander of the peoples.
5 Surely you will summon nations you know not,
    and nations you do not know will come running to you,
because of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.”

6 Seek the Lord while he may be found;
    call on him while he is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake their ways
    and the unrighteous their thoughts.
Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them,
    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

整理：于姊妹

Isaiah 55:1-7New International Version (NIV)

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