So I've been feeling the strain of working two jobs, over fifty hours a week. Life is hectic trying to balance a life of servant leadership to everyone. I had a rehearsal on Thursday and just felt too dry to offer anything to those under my care. Last night, I had some time at Black and Brew in Lakeland to just sit and think. And read.
I usually avoid the prophets in the old testament. Nothing against them, I just prefer something that sounds relevant to my life, like Paul. Well, I flipped to a random page in Isaiah and found this passage:
Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Instead of the thornbush will grom the pine tree, and instead of the briers the myrtle will grow. This willl be for the Lord's renown, for an everlasting sign, which will not be destroyed.
This says two things to me: first, that we are being invited to God just to take food and drink because we have need. He's not asking for a tithe or hail Marys or fasting or anything that religion says we need to do to "earn" the love that was shown to us. He just wants to give to us of himself. The second is that when we have taken from him, we will be so overjoyed that we're gonna run around naked shouting and rejoicing and all of creation will be rejoicing, too. We'll be so happy and peaceful that it will be impossible to hide.
I pray that today you find some time to kneel before God and drink of his spirit and become refreshed.
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