1. My salvation is close at hand (1-8)

God's saving hand is extended to anyone who grasps it in faith. Those whose human conditions seem to make salvation impossible are the very ones God is seeking. The Jews regarded all foreigners as objects made for destruction; and eunuchs were like dry trees, without fruit or hope in the world. But if any man binds himself to the Lord, he will not be excluded from God's love and blessing. God wants all people everywhere to love and obey and worship him. God's people must be a kingdom of priests for the world. They seek the lost and bring them to God's house, so that the Lord's house may be a house of prayer for all nations.

2. Shepherds who lack understanding (9-12)

Even if men are called 'God's people' and 'Israel's watchmen,' if they don't care about God and ignore God's desire to bring all people to himself, they are not really God's people.

Application: Lord, thank you for making even dry trees fruitful. Help me to obey you and bring others to you.
One Word: A house of prayer for all people