The Difference God makes.
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1 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price.
2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
3 Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David.
5 Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, And nations who do not know you shall run to you, Because of the Lord your God, And the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you.”
What is the secret of Success?
What is the secret of Success?
Is it
++Ability?
++Intelligence?
++Position?
In real estate success is sometimes defined
++Location
++Location
++Location
Benjamin Disraeli former Prime Minster of the United Kingdom
Albert Schweitzer theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician.
John D Rockefeller
Success is defined as (the opposite of failure)
“the status of having achieved and accomplished an aim or objective.”
Success in life is measured
Success in life is measured
++By Achievement
++By Accomplishment
38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word.
40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
41 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.
She was worried and troubled
She was worried and troubled
++Guest visiting
++Serving
++Felt undervalued
++Working alone
Have you ever felt this way?
Have you ever felt this way?
++Nobody is working but me
++By boss cannot see me
++I am overwhelmed
++Will someone help me
Why do the work if nobody cares?
Why do the work if nobody cares?
1 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price.
The text speaks of Desire and Provision
The text speaks of Desire and Provision
Desire
Desire
Thirst is a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something
Thirst is a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something
Thirst is both
++A need
++A feeling
Thirst is what make the water necessary
Thirst is what make the water necessary
1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.
Provision
Provision
Just come
Just come
Just come
++No money
++Nothing to offer
The price has been paid
The price has been paid
18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
Don’t settle for a substitution
Don’t settle for a substitution
2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
Some things satisfy the taste
Some things satisfy the taste
When are thirsty
++Coke wont do it
++Coffee wont do it
++Simplicity is the key
They wont quench the thirst
They wont quench the thirst
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.
Come to Me
Come to Me
3 Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David.
In me
++You shall hear
++Your soul shall live
++You shall know my mercy
37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.
The Power of Purpose
The Power of Purpose
5 Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, And nations who do not know you shall run to you, Because of the Lord your God, And the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you.”
God’s people
++Get busy
++Get bold
++Get Going
The thirst satisfies “The Why”
The thirst satisfies “The Why”