Isaiah 55:1-2 - Come to the Waters

One of the songs we regularly sing at our church is Passion’s “Come to the Water”- this song is based on Isaiah 55:1-2:

“Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance. (Isaiah 55:1-2)

To me this is one of the most inviting scriptures in the bible, where God is shouting out to the world, “Come to me and be filled!"

Consider the invitation that God is sending...

“Everyone who thirsts” - The message is to everyone, but specifically to those who thirst. Thirst for what? The things of God.

“You who have no money, come, buy, and eat…without price” - It doesn’t matter what your economic status, the things God will give us don’t come at a price. God will freely quench the spiritual thirst and satisfy the spiritual hunger of those who come to Him.

"Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy?” - This is powerful and relevant statement. Consider for a moment all of the wealth that is spent on material things; cars, clothes, vacations, entertainment, and while these things can be fun and exciting, in the end they will not satisfy the hunger of the human soul. 

God implores us to listen carefully, pay attention, and eat what is good! Feast at the table of Almighty God, drink in the Living Water of His Son, Christ, and our soul will delight in the abundance that is ours!

“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.” (1 Peter 1:3-4)

Pastor Clay