Drink the Water and Live

Isaiah 55:1 (NIV)

"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.
I am remembering the story of the woman at the well, and her conversation with Jesus. He told her to drink the living water and she'll never be thirsty again. The book of Isaiah often foreshadows Jesus coming. The prophet, Isaiah, is lifting up a coming Messiah and what hope will be filling His people, the people who seek him, who forsake their evil ways and turn to Him.

Jesus' salvation is free to all. Just embrace His love and let God's grace flow over you in the warmest of hugs.

Isaiah 55:6-7 (NIV)
Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.   Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

There is still time, change is yet a possibility. God is near, turn to Him while you still can, while He still hears our prayers. As we wait for Christmas and for the birth of our Savior, we have more time to turn our lives around. What a perfect time for a new beginning.

Isaiah 55:8 (NIV) 

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
God's ways are sometimes puzzling and often they don't make sense to us mere mortals, but we can count on the fact that they are always the best. So, as we wait for Advent to bring us to the stable to welcome a tiny baby who will and has changed the world, think about these things and seek the Lord with all your might.
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Isaiah 55:1-11

Sharing -- Pass It On!

Sharing is a part of life.

 

We share love with our spouse and our family. We may share an experience with a good friend. We might share an ice-cream sundae when on a date. We may share freshly baked cookies with a person or family new to the neighborhood. We might even share our most inner thoughts and frustrations with a small group of very close friends. And we might share our time and money with a local food pantry.

 

Sharing can make us feel good and it can teach younger ones to share by our example. Sharing strengthens existing relationships and can build new ones.  Sharing can also help us cope with life.

In today’s reading, Isaiah 55:1-11, Isaiah gives us a lesson in God’s sharing.

 

“Come, all you who thirst, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come buy and eat. Come buy wine and milk without money and without cost.”

 

God shares with us, not merely the things we think we need for life, but those things that are essential so that our “soul may life.”

 

What are those essential things? His Word, of course.

 

Yes, he shared His Word in oral and written form, which we today have in the form of the Bible. But God shared so much more.

 

We are told that God’s Word, “became flesh and made his dwelling upon us.” (John 1:11).

 

By giving us His Word, God gave us His Son, who lived among us. Stated differently, God shared Jesus – 100% God and 100% man -- with us.

 

Jesus lived a perfect life, and became a role model for us. Both a scapegoat and a sacrificial lamb, Jesus took our sins upon himself and atoned for our sins. But most important, he was resurrected, thereby demonstrating that he is capable of giving us everlasting life.

 

God shared Jesus with us. Jesus shared his life story with us. It is our job to share Jesus’ Good News with others.

 

Sharing – Pass it on!