God invites me to a more abundant life.

Read Isaiah 55: 1-9
Key vs 5: Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live.


Wouldn’t it be wonderful if, even without money, everyone could have enough to eat and drink? God’s provision in creation was meant to be sufficiency, even abundance, for all. Sadly, our human, sinful nature has produced greed and selfishness, and many people lack even these basics Those with money often waste it on things of little value, or on damaging things like drugs and unhealthy lifestyles.

Everyone is invited to the abundant life God offers. No matter our circumstance, God offers pardon and mercy to anyone who follows God’s ways. Sometimes we “know” better than we “do”. There is no better time than during Lent to follow the advice of this scripture: Incline your ear (hear), seek the Lord, call on him (pray), forsake wicked ways and unrighteous thoughts (repent).
Life may be miserable because of circumstances, bad judgment, or injustice, or life might be relatively good. What all of us can have, with God in control, is a life full of blessings both physical and spiritual.
Prayer: God of glory, Lord of life, Creator and Redeemer, give us wisdom and desire to examine our ways and to come closer to our source of abundant life in Jesus Christ. Amen. Let it be.
Thought for the day: God invites me to a more abundant life.
Margaret Sherrill