Isa
55:1-2 (ESV)
"Come,
everyone who thirsts,
come to
the waters;
and he
who has no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come,
buy wine and milk
without
money and without price.
2 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.
NOTE: I love this
chapter in Isaiah. There are so many meaningful verses. These two describe two
worldviews, the Babylonian worldview of things and accomplishments, which can't
satisfy, and God's worldview, that diligently listening to his word can satisfy
our deepest desires. And he offers it free to all who would come to him. But
coming him means admitting our need for him. And admitting our need for him,
means accepting his rule in our life. That is the cost--to go back to the way
God originally intended and created us for--his rule over our life. And the
benefit, that which we were created for, we actually can experience. But Satan
has so corrupted our thinking that we don't believe God. We believe we can
satisfy our souls with things and accomplishments. And yet, it doesn't work.
But our response, is that we just need more things and more money and more
power and more accolades--then we will be happy, finally happy.
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