The point that Isaiah is making: assurance that God’s love is manifested toward all. Those who love Him back and desire to serve Him with undivided hearts are most certainly accepted by Him.

True religion— following the will of God—is not just a theory, but an intensely practical way of life. God’s people must be faithful in both doctrine and conduct before He can use them for the conversion of others.

The comparisons of His word to rain and snow speak of purposes in the heart of God. In an amazing economy, the accomplishments are followed by a return to heaven as a vapor until such time as it is again sent forth.

An attentive ear to spiritual things means a readiness to hear what God is saying and a willingness to accept and do the things He makes known to a person. In our sheeplike tendency to wander, those who are willing to hear and heed are kept safe from the wolflike dangers that would rob us of eternal life.

The blessings of salvation are free, but in order to take hold of them, the sinner agrees to let go of all that he has.

Those who have died in Christ are in perfect safekeeping until the Day of the Lord, the time of His return.