Your best life ever

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Take care of yourself”

Our Bible verse for today: “Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water; and you without silver, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without silver and without cost! Why do you spend silver on what is not food, and your wages on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.” Isaiah 55:1-2 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Your best life ever”

So, what do you think, in Isaiah 55:1-2 was the prophet really writing about water, silver, wine, milk, and food? No, he wasn’t. It was a metaphor. It was an allusion to something else, something more important than food, wine, and money. In those verses Isaiah was painting a word picture for us. He was using physical symbols to illustrate a spiritual truth and it is this: Everything we need is found in Jesus. True joy and fulfillment in life comes from a rich and deep relationship with God, not from an abundance of material possessions.

In Isaiah’s word picture the one who is thirsty is spiritually thirsty. The water they receive is the Living Water (John 4:10), which satisfies their thirsty soul. Those without silver are not truly poor, because they have God (Matthew 6:33). And the choicest of foods is the Bread of Life (John 6:35).

Research consistently shows that Christians who are serious about their faith and who regularly practice the basic disciplines of the Christian faith have a higher quality of life and report more satisfaction in life than is true of the general population. One study, published in the British magazine “Premier Christianity” reported that on average, committed Christians reported being 20% more satisfied with their lives than did the general population. And that average held true across the range of quality indicators that were measured.

Another study by the Mayo clinic found that those who were serious about their faith consistently measured better in health outcomes including longevity, coping skills, health-related quality of life, and less anxiety, depression, and suicides.

The fact is that the best life you will ever have, is the one that is lived in a deep and rich relationship with God. And that will be true regardless of any of the other challenging and difficult factors or circumstances of life that might exist.

So, the lesson is this: trust Jesus; be a committed disciple of His; and then enjoy your best life ever. The best life any of us will ever have, is the one that is lived right in the middle of God’s will.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

(If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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