“The foundation of the Christian’s joy is the mercy of God, which is new every morning.”
Thomas Hooker
In last Sunday’s sermon from Isaiah 55:1-7, Adam spoke about the greatest invitation. He carefully took us through five points which highlighted the graciousness of God, the glory of Christ Jesus, heir of the Davidic covenant, and the urgency which every individual should feel regarding the importance of salvation. Adam’s second point was “Come to Jesus because he alone can satisfy your soul.” The following four paragraphs are an excerpt of that sermon:
“Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?” (Isaiah 55:2)
It’s important to note the longing of the soul here, everyone is working for and laboring for something to satisfy their soul. They’re looking for something to fill the void in their life, they’re looking for something that will give them peace, or make them feel like they have value, or something that will show they have a purpose. But all those pursuits never truly satisfy and usually end in more pain, emptiness, and regret.
This verse is so convicting because we already know we can never earn enough to pay the price for that which will truly satisfy us and give us life, Jesus paid the price for us, but this verse shows that so often we spend what we do have on stuff that will not nourish us, and we work and labor for things that will never satisfy us. We look for life, peace, and satisfaction in all the wrong places.
People will be disappointed and let down every time if they try to find true satisfaction for their soul by going after things like money, possessions, prestige, reputation, relationships, a certain type of identity or persona, social media, sports, entertainment, etcetera. Many of those things are good, but none of them provide the life and fulfillment your soul craves.
We work to attain things that nourish and satisfy us, but the problem with people is that we spend most of our lives working, striving, and spending on that which does not nourish and satisfy.
So what do we do about it? We come to Jesus because only He alone can satisfy your soul.
Have a blessed week and we will see many of you on Sunday.
Love in Christ,
Pastor Dale
