At the beginning of Chapter 55, God offers all who are thirsty and without money to come and buy - without cost! Such is the nature of receiving salvation. A transaction definitely occurs between two parties - God and man. But the receiver (man) pays nothing for what he receives (salvation) from God. Salvation is entirely free - we don't have to earn it - in fact, we are incapable of earning it. But make no mistake, a transaction has to occur. Man has to ask God to receive His free gift of salvation.
Man has to understand that he has nothing to offer God - a humbling realization that keeps most from accepting the gift that they are incapable of earning.
This passage also warns about spending money and laboring on that which does not satisfy - all the things in the world that we chase - we thing will satisfy - but once we have them, there comes a dissatisfaction or lack of satisfaction to be sure. God satisfies what we ultimately need.
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