Daily Discipleship - Day 322: The Spirit and the Bride Say Come

May 3, 2026

Daily Discipleship • Day 322 • Thursday, March 18, 2027

The Spirit and the Bride Say Come

Revelation 22:17

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Scripture

Revelation 22:17 (Greek NT / ESV) Καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ ἡ νύμφη λέγουσιν· Ἔρχου. καὶ ὁ ἀκούων εἰπάτω· Ἔρχου. καὶ ὁ διψῶν ἐρχέσθω· ὁ θέλων λαβέτω ὕδωρ ζωῆς δωρεάν The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come.' And let the one who hears say, 'Come.' And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.

Author & Audience

William MacDonald — beloved Bible teacher and author of Believer's Bible Commentary, whose clear exposition of Revelation's closing invitation captures both its universal reach and its urgent grace.

Word Study

δωρεάν

dŏrean · Greek NT

“without cost / freely / as a gift”

dŏrea means a gift; dŏrean as an adverb means freely, gratis, without payment. The water of life in the new creation is not purchased, earned, or merited—it is given. This echoes Isaiah 55:1 LXX ('everyone who thirsts, come to the water … without cost'). The gospel's final word is free grace.

Reflection

From the writers we read together

William MacDonald

Author of Believer's Bible Commentary; 1917–2007

“The invitation is open to all who will simply come.” — Believer's Bible Commentary, Revelation 22

The Bible's last invitation is breathtaking in its simplicity and scope. The Spirit invites. The Bride (the church) invites. Everyone who hears invites. And the one who is thirsty—any thirsty person anywhere—is welcome to come and take. The price has already been paid by the Lamb.

MacDonald notes that 'without cost' is the gospel in miniature: salvation cannot be purchased because it has already been bought. Your job is not to pay; it is to come. Who in your life is thirsty and has not yet come? The Bride's role is to pass on the invitation—to say 'Come' to everyone who will hear.

Continue your study: Discipleship School — Explore the gospel's free invitation and how the church participates in extending it through our Discipleship curriculum.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, King of the Universe, Come, Lord Jesus. And Lord, make me part of the Bride who says 'Come'—who passes on the free invitation to all who are thirsty. Amen.

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