The Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well needed more than a natural bucket of water to quench her thirst (John 4). In fact, her fundamental problem wasn’t about physical water at all. This woman thirsted for love. Five husbands have failed to satisfy her desire. She needed a love that would satisfy and never fail. What she didn’t know was that no man could possibly give that kind of love, because every man desires same!

Isaiah 55:1 calls us;

“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters;….”

This write-up focuses on things that do not satisfy. I promise to do another in the near future on the bible-recommended thirst quenchers;  the waters, wine, milk and bread as expressed in Isaiah 55: 1-2.  🙂

So, what are the things that do not satisfy as mentioned in Isaiah 55?

Verse 2 of Isaiah 55 sheds a little more light on what these may be..

.”why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy?”.

Maybe we should start by listing some possible items we spend our hard earned wages on; houses, cars, gold, silver, clothes, bags, food, vacations/holidays, school fees, and so much more.

A few days ago, I brought out a clutch purse bought not too long ago, which i hadn’t used in a long time, and behold! the leather just  wouldn’t stop peeling off.

A colleague narrated to me some days ago, how her newly bought metallic gold shoe came out of the box covered in molds that completely discolored the pair, rendering them unusable.

Let’s not even talk about our so called designer clothes that start loosening the first day we wear them.

And before we make this into a lady’s talk, did Mercedes not release a much fuller option model of your car this year? And you bought yours just last year. Or which is more trendy on buildings now? Paints or bricks? What do you think it’ll be in the next 2 years? Maybe paint again!! 🙂

You shouldn’t even be too quick to judge others until you have been exposed to some level of wealth and you chose different! The temptation to want more never really goes away. What matters is how we respond. Selah.

While nursing my mum 2 years ago before her demise, I lost my gold bracelet. Apart from being very busy taking care of my sick mum, I was also not very well myself.  You can imagine that searching for that piece of jewelry was the least of my problems at the time. This suggests to me that no matter the worth of our most priced possessions, LIFE remains invaluable and life means much more than all our riches.       Selah!

Things that do not satisfy are constantly before us, begging for us to spend our money and wages on them. But it doesn’t matter how expensive or costly they  are, and regardless of the waranty placed on them, they rot, they decay, they tarnish and most importantly, they keep luring and attracting us without quenching our thirst/desire for them.

There will always be a more attractive Range Rover, Mercedes, House, Bag, Shoe, Gold, Dress, etc. And we’ll continue to be attracted to them!

So does this mean we shouldn’t eat again?  ☺Shouldn’t we ride good cars again? Are jewelry and beautiful clothes out of bounds now? Should we demolish our state-of-the-art buildings and move into huts to prove our spirituality?

For me, I think moderation, simplicity and a focus on Kingdom business remain good guides. God will continue to cause His children to have SUFFICIENCY in all things so as to meet their needs and the need of others. Our role is to constantly put ‘under’ control our desires and always allow God’s word illuminate as well as guide our choices and decisions.

God WANTS to take care of us Himself. Enough of too much hussling and chasing after perishables.

The waters, wine, milk and bread are supernatural. Understanding what they represent will help us continually access God’s supernatural provision of health, wholeness and prosperity!

I want to heed God’s call in Isaiah 55: 1, of buying without money and I hope you’d join me  🙂

Come let’s follow the Lord and buy without money. Jesus is leading and we’re following. And as long as we remain in His presence, spending time in His word, listening to the Holy Spirit nudging to act in moderation (1 Timothy 2:9), every yoke of wasteful living will be broken and taken off layer after layer, until we’re totally liberated and restored.

Thank You Father.