Isaiah 55:1-2; 6

“Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink—even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk—it’s all free! 2 Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen, and I will tell you where to get food that is good for the soul!  6 Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.

New Living Translation

Have you noticed how much a bottle of water costs at a convenience store?  It amazes me that we can spend over a dollar on 12 ounces of water!  What is sad is that this is no mere luxury.  Without water, our bodies will not survive.  Yet, it can cost so much.

And the water we have must be pure.  Immediately after the tsunami the day after Christmas in 2004, we were already hearing predictions of how many people would die not from the flood itself, but from the contaminated water supply.  Water that carries disease may bring immediate relief.  But it also brings eventual death.

As a society we spend a lot of time and money making sure we have pure water to drink. 

But we too often ignore another thirst.  And this thirst is really more important than our need for fresh water.  It is a need for our God.

We were created with the purpose of having a relationship with Him.  Without that, we will go through life with a thirst that can't be quenched.

The good news is, you don't have to work hard, or spend a lot of money to satisfy this thirst. Unlike our struggle for pure water, what we need is freely available, any time, to anyone.  All you have to do is admit to Him that You need Him, and ask Him to give you what you need.