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God issued His universal invitation here. This wasn’t just for the Jewish people: “All
you who are thirsty, come and drink.” That verse goes out to everyone who thirsts
for what really satisfies.
He tells us His
truth: “Why spend your money on something that’s not real food? Why work
for something that doesn’t really satisfy
you? Listen closely to Me, and you will eat what is good; your soul will enjoy the rich food that
satisfies. Come to Me and listen; listen to Me so
you may live. I will make an agreement with you that will last forever.”
But it’s so common for people to want to eke out just a
little more time on the “sin side” before giving in to God. He knows
that. And He warns us not to fall into
that trap: “So you should look for the Lord before it’s too late, you should call to Him while He is near. The wicked should stop doing wrong, and they should stop their evil thoughts. They should return to the Lord so He may have mercy on them. They should come to our God, because He WILL freely forgive them.”
Our thoughts have been corrupted by our sin nature. We think
we know what God is thinking and how to work it all to our advantage, but He says: “My
thoughts are not like your
thoughts. Your ways are not like
My ways. Just as the heavens are higher
than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts higher than your thoughts.”
I don’t believe the last two verses are simply poetic. I firmly believe that once man sinned, Creation
itself was fundamentally altered and constrained – no longer able to praise God
where we could witness it, lest we be able to see that and repent. Here, God is giving us a glimpse of what life
on the new earth will be like when that constraint is removed: “Mountains and
hills will burst into song … all the tress of the field will clap their hands…” What a chorus that will be, and what a surprise
to us who thought we knew everything
about nature!
Father, thank You for inviting all of us to come to You.
Thank You for offering to satisfy us and also for having the ability to satisfy us like nothing else
can. Please free our minds from the
constraints of our own lowly beliefs and let us see the world as You see it. Let us finally acknowledge that You know better than we do!
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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