Have you ever eaten food that makes you feel more empty after eating it? Like you can eat a ton of sushi, but you’re feeling empty afterward, I’m talking straight fish, not the rice. Or like a grease laden burger? These foods are great to eat, but you’re left so hungry not too long after. It’s a horrible feeling to be searching for food not too long after you’ve eaten.
Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. (Isaiah 55:2 ESV)
The Prophet Isaiah questions, not the things we eat, nor the jobs we hold to buy the things we eat; rather, he is questioning our intentions and purposes for eating and working. It is clear that he is not trying to comment on our diet or our jobs. From his comments, we have to understand that there are things that we do and the things we spend our money on that really don’t leave us with any sense of purpose. If the prophet Isaiah’s words here seem vaguely familiar, it’s because Jesus made a similar allusion at the well in Samaria. Jesus said, “…drink the living water and never be thirsty again…” That “living water” Jesus was referring to was himself. If we would just believe faithfully that he is Lord of our lives and that he redeems us in all of our failures and shortcomings, we would have a life worth living that would never cease to be an overflow of God’s blessing into the world. If we dare to make God the intention and purpose of our lives, the things that we eat and the jobs that we hold would be richer than we can imagine because God is the purpose behind our eating and working. God would utilize our daily routines with opportunity to show love and be love upon the world He so loves. Eat the rich food of Jesus Christ and become satisfied.
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