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Isaiah 55:1-7The Message

Buy Without Money

55 ^1-5 “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.
I’m making a lasting covenant commitment with you,
    the same that I made with David: sure, solid, enduring love.
I set him up as a witness to the nations,
    made him a prince and leader of the nations,
And now I’m doing it to you:
    You’ll summon nations you’ve never heard of,
and nations who’ve never heard of you
    will come running to you
Because of me, your God,
    because The Holy of Israel has honored you.”

^6-7 Seek God while he’s here to be found,
    pray to him while he’s close at hand.
Let the wicked abandon their way of life
    and the evil their way of thinking.
Let them come back to God, who is merciful,
    come back to our God, who is lavish with forgiveness.

For Reflection

Eat from the tree of divine fruit.  Drink from the living waters.  God has not died.  God has not abandoned us.  God is here among us.  God's covenant with us is still active.  Embrace the Mystery that is our God.  Abandon your search for assurance in the material world.  No one, no thing; not position, nor power, nor riches will provide the freedom which comes from trust in God.

Pray

Pray about all things.  Pray so that you can deepen your dependence upon God.  Pray so that you can strengthen your intimate relationship with God.  Pray so that you might enjoy a oneness with the Holy Spirit.