Opening Prayer: “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 send 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 with delight in the richest of fare. Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live.” (Isaiah 55:1-3)
Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-3
Journal: What is God’s invitation to you for the New Year? How is he inviting you to come? How is he inviting you to listen? How is he inviting you to eat what is good, that your soul may live?
Reflection: “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 send 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 with delight in the richest of fare. Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live.” (Isaiah 55:1-3)
A New Year has begun, but God's invitation
is always the same: "Come!" Could intimacy with God really be this
simple? Just listen to God’s words of invitation here, and you tell me: come,
come, come, come, listen, listen, eat, give ear and come to me, and hear
me. That's all we've got to do; the rest is up to him. He’s
the one who fills our hearts and brings delight to our souls. All we have to do is come and listen. Why do
we make it so complicated? And why don’t we consistently do what
is written in these short few verses? For if we did, our souls would
truly live.
What is God’s invitation to you for the New Year? How is he inviting you to "Come"? How is he inviting you to listen? How is he inviting you to eat what is good, that your soul may live?
Pray
Closing Prayer: “Hey there! All who are thirsty, come to the water! Are you penniless? Come anyway—buy and eat! Come, buy your drinks, buy wine and milk. Buy without money—everything’s free! Why do you spend your money on junk food, your hard-earned cash on cotton candy? Listen to me, listen well: Eat only the best, fill yourself with only the finest. Pay attention, come close now, listen carefully to my life-giving, life-nourishing words.” (Isaiah 55:1-3, MSG)
