“Wherefore do ye spend money for that which
is not bread? And your labor on that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently
unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in
fatness.” Isa 55:2
Finally, something fattening
that is good to delight in and good for you at the same time! Isaiah warns us about laboring to spend money
on that which is not bread (life… Jn
6:35) or satisfies the soul. While a man must work to live, he shouldn’t live
to work for worthless gain. One will never find more than temporary happiness
in worldly things. One toils, and expend the avails of their labor
for that which does not produce satisfaction. What a striking description of
the condition of the world! The immortal mind will not be satisfied with
wealth, pleasure, or honor. It never has been. Where is the man who is
satisfied with his wealth, and say, it’s enough? Where is there one who is satisfied
with pleasure, and vanity? There is a void in the heart which these things do
not, cannot fill. There is a consciousness that the soul was made for higher
and nobler purposes, and that nothing but God can meet its boundless desires. Where is
the man who has ever been satisfied with ambition? Alexander wept on the throne
of the world!
But, Isaiah does say eat, consume.
They were invited to partake of that which would nourish the appetite of
the soul that sustains it with joy. Fatness in the scriptures is used to denote
the richest food (Gen 27:28-39; Job 36:36; Psa 65:11) and is an emblem of the
richness, blessings resulting from the favor of God “My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth
shall praise thee with joyful lips.” Psa 63:5
The only one who can fill the human heart, is the one who created it!
HSAY … Todd
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