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. Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; (Isaiah 55:1,2 ESV)
Good and Rich
The restaurant was called The 1913 Room. And it was the fanciest restaurant I had ever (or have probably since) visited.
I do not remember the bill, but it was very, very, very expensive.
But within a few hours, I was hungry again. That is the inevitable and unfortunate nature of physical food. It can be good, but it is temporary. It can be rich, but the need to repeat makes it unaffordable.
But the Gospel is food that is good, on the level of God’s post-creation decree, that “it is GOOD.” The food of the gospel is the absolute perfect wonder of heavenly eternal life.
The Gospel is food that is rich, on the level of God’s glorious invaluable blessings of heaven. The food of the gospel is the unimaginable blessings of heavenly eternal life.
The meat you eat tomorrow will fade away. The drink you imbibe tomorrow will fade away. The things we consume are just that: consumed.
But come to Jesus… that your soul may live, forever!