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. 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 55:1-2 ESV
I asked Christ to come into my heart as a little girl. Since then, I’ve hungered and thirsted for many things besides Christ, even though He’s the only One who promised to satisfy the hunger and quench the thirst in my soul.
But when I read Isaiah 55, God reminded me how beautiful—and relevant—the gospel is. I realized I was spending my time, money, and effort on figurative bread and water that couldn’t satisfy my hunger or quench my thirst.
Although I had a relationship with God and had heard the gospel countless times, God used Isaiah 55 to open my eyes to a powerful truth: only He offers the food and drink that can fully fill my soul.
God gives us opportunities to find satisfaction in Him—not just at the point of our salvation but every single day afterward. We must keep returning to our true fulfiller, especially when Satan tempts us to satisfy our hunger and quench our thirst with other things. By communing with God—reading Scripture and praying—we can find refreshment for our souls.
In the life to come, we’ll no longer hunger or thirst because we’ll be in the presence of the Lord. But until then we must commune with Him through the spiritual disciples.
God wants to commune with you. Think about what prevents you from communing with Him. Then, surrender those things to Him and seek the genuine fulfillment only He alone offers.
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