Eat What Is Good

"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare." Isaiah 55:1-2

These verses speak to me in many ways. For one, I feel like sometimes we complicate our life far beyond what it needs to be - the Lord tells us to come to the waters and drink and to come, buy and eat! I love that it doesn't say "go" but rather "come." When we go to Him with our deepest desires and needs, He satisfies them. We don't need money or have to worry about the cost. We don't need to worry about a lot of things as much as we do. Instead, we need to trust that God can and will and allow Him to satisfy us.

Jesus tells us in John that He is the living water and the bread of life. So why do we spend our efforts and money on things that are meaningless and give Him so little of our energy and resources when He alone is the one who can delight our souls with the 'richest of fare?'

I also love that it says "listen, listen to me" ... there are time that I think God is all but shaking us and moving our faces toward Him. Oh, child! If we could just learn to eat what is "good." I think that things that are good for us would taste extremely good if we could just stop eating those things that aren't meant for our bodies. I still struggle with this... every day, unfortunately. When I started my Daniel fast during that Bible study, I decided not to eat anything the first day because I knew I was going to have to be good and hungry to eat nothing but veggies and fruit for ten days. And, by the next morning, I was RAVENOUS! And that fruit and those veggies tasted like the most glorious and flavorful things I had ever eaten.

But, the Word also says when we eat what is good, our souls will delight in the richest of fare. So, it's not just about our bodies but delighting our souls, the very place we commune with God. I think our physical bodies intertwine with our spiritual and emotional health. If one is good, the others are good. If our physical health is bad, it's hard for the rest of our lives to be in order.

Rather than labor in vain today, "come" to the Lord, drink from the living water, buy and eat bread without cost, and delight your souls!

Dear God, please help us to eat what is good. Lord, we come to You, thirsty and hungry for more both in the natural sense and in the spiritual sense. Jesus, we can't do this on our own. We need You, living water and bread of life! Delight our souls as in the richest of fare and satisfy our cravings and longings. Again, Lord, we ask for healthy and slim bodies for Your glory. Our boast will ONLY be in You, Father God! Thank You for letting us come to You with everything that we need and want. We love You! In Jesus' name, AMEN!