good compost

Tuesday March 5^th, Isaiah 55: 1 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. 2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare. Ouch, the piety police who always insist on putting the word “earned” in front of Grace are not going to like this text.  But then, the reality is that most of us spend the majority of God’s gifts on the most ungodly things.  Gifts include not only our money, but our time, our mental energy, our dedication.  Most of our spending goes to fill the hole left in our soul by not spending our gifts on God stuff.  I have chosen to not make worship an intimate part of my life so I will buy a snow machine, cabin, trip, car, house, etc, etc, etc,….. And for the kids, they need spiritual growth so I must enroll them in some sport they will never continue into adulthood that meets every Sunday morning and then feel bad they don’t have a spiritual connection. I must have the American dream in order to be fulfilled because I have rejected the very thing that will fill me, gathering with the body of Christ and being a part of the body of Christ.  Most wars, fights, angers, spending sprees, and therapies are about trying to fill the holes in lives by people who feel powerless because they have put all their energy, money, time and God's gifts into worthless stuff that doesn't even make good compost.  Without all that spending on the wrong stuff, this world could feed and nourish everyone.  Just think of a world where everyone can contribute to the positive in life.  God does, and simply calls us to participate.