Lent 3 Script

Invitation to the Lord’s Salvation

I Love spending time on Farms and Ranches. For as long as I can remember I have always been fascinated with them. I can remember climbing all over tractors and other farm implements.

1“Is anyone thirsty?

I even worked my way through High School on a ranch in east Texas where I rode horses, took care of cattle and even took them to market.

Come and drink—

However the most memorable times I have ever had on a farm is walking through the fields whether it was a corn field where the leaves from the stalk brushed my face, or bean fields where I would watch the progress of the bean plants growth from the time they were planted to the the time of harvest.

even if you have no money!

To this day their is something about driving next to a green corn field in the summer and a bean field where the leaves are turning just before harvest. I think that when I am in those positions looking at those fields I feel a sense of connection and thanks to God for people that work the ground and for the miracle of the growth of the food itself.

Come, take your choice of wine or milk—

This is unusual for most…Most people have lost the connection that we once had as a people with our food. As a matter of fact a lot of people only see food after it has been harvested or prepared.

it’s all free!

They do not see the calf that grows to a size where it is prepared to feed people. They do not understand the sweat and care it takes to grow the food that all of us need.

2Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength?

We go to the store buy the food and eat it.

Why pay for food that does you no good?

Invitation to the Lord’s Salvation

Listen to me, and you will eat what is good.

1“Is anyone thirsty?

You will enjoy the finest food.

Come and drink—

It seems like every article I read about food I can not get aways from the concept of Organic food. My first thought when I read articles or see advertisements is “well it is just another fad to get my money.

even if you have no money!

However when I read a little further it seems like there is more truth than fiction.

Come, take your choice of wine or milk—

Organic food is really about trying to get back to a way of eating that does not include chemicals, and additives that take away from the nutritional value of the food we eat.

it’s all free!

We live in the land of plenty when it comes to this kind of food. Fast Food, Pizza, frozen dinners, sugary drinks you name it we have it and we consume literally Tons of it.

2Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength?

This is leading to their being well Tons of Us…instead of being well fed we are in fact eating food that is killing us.

Why pay for food that does you no good?

It adds pounds and it lessens our ability to eat food that is in fact good for us.

Listen to me, and you will eat what is good.

Don’t worry I am not going to focus on what we eat…after all I am the last person to talk about such a thing. However I am coming to understand that it matters not only how much I eat but what I put into my body.

You will enjoy the finest food.

However I have eaten so badly for so many years that making such a change seem impossible. Yet I still try because I am tired of eating food that does not really feed me.

It seems like every article I read about food I can not get aways from the concept of Organic food. My first thought when I read articles or see advertisements is “well it is just another fad to get my money.

The same thing can be said for our Spiritual walk. Part of the reason we are taking this lenten journey together is that it is important that we take time to remove the toxins from our heart and spirit so that we can receive that which is truly good for our souls.

However when I read a little further it seems like there is more truth than fiction.

Just as people were feasting on food that was not good for them so too they were feasting philosophies and deities that would lead to death.

Organic food is really about trying to get back to a way of eating that does not include chemicals, and additives that take away from the nutritional value of the food we eat.

Isaiah is calling the people back to God.

We live in the land of plenty when it comes to this kind of food. Fast Food, Pizza, frozen dinners, sugary drinks you name it we have it and we consume literally Tons of it.

3“Come to me with your ears wide open.

This is leading to their being well Tons of Us…instead of being well fed we are in fact eating food that is killing us.

Listen, and you will find life.

It adds pounds and it lessens our ability to eat food that is in fact good for us.

I will make an everlasting covenant with you.

But when we come to places like this we are reminded that our food is not supposed to be manufactured or modified…We are supposed to get it right for this earth…I am not trying to turn you into a bunch of hippies but when you think about it the food we eat is truly a gift from God.

I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.

God created a process by which we are provided the very nutrition that we need not only to survive but to thrive.

4See how I used him to display my power among the peoples.

Don’t worry I am not going to focus on what we eat…after all I am the last person to talk about such a thing. However I am coming to understand that it matters not only how much I eat but what I put into my body.

I made him a leader among the nations.

However I have eaten so badly for so many years that making such a change seem impossible. Yet I still try because I am tired of eating food that does not really feed me.

5You also will command nations you do not know,

The same thing can be said for our Spiritual walk. Part of the reason we are taking this lenten journey together is that it is important that we take time to remove the toxins from our heart and spirit so that we can receive that which is truly good for our souls.

and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey,

Just as people were feasting on food that was not good for them so too they were feasting philosophies and deities that would lead to death.

because I, the Lord your God,

Isaiah is calling the people back to God.

the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious.”

3“Come to me with your ears wide open.

6Seek the Lord while you can find him.

Listen, and you will find life.

Call on him now while he is near.

I will make an everlasting covenant with you.

God is still calling us to Himself with open ears. Not so He can lord over us or bless us with stuff but to give us life through His covenant with us. Jesus dying on the cross and resurrection is the fulfillment of His end of the covenant He made with the Jews long before this time…

I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.

This Love and fulfillment of the Covenant of God is not out of obligation on God’s part because we broke out end of the covenant a long time ago…It is fulfillment that flows out of the very Character of God.

4See how I used him to display my power among the peoples.

That no matter how we mess things up or no matter how much we ingest things of this world that are not good for us God still wishes to use us to LEAD this world to a place of decision and Faith!

I made him a leader among the nations.

One of the things that I have to start doing if I want to “eat clean” is first of all make a commitment to do so. Not just a half hearted I need to eat better but a full blown surrender to a new lifestyle of eating. Then I need to read the labels, not just fall for the advertisements that say ORGANIC. Then I need to actually “EAT CLEAN”

5You also will command nations you do not know,

In the same vein if we truly want to Live Holy we must first commit to this lifestyle change. Not just say things like “ I really need to get things right” we must totally sell out to allowing the Spirit to fill us and change our lives. In order to do this we must read the labels (Scripture) We must then actually live Holy!

and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey,

We have been invited to come and eat what is good and enjoy the food that is a Spirit filled and Spirit Driven life!

because I, the Lord your God,

So today I invite you to sit at the table of the Lord with Me this Sunday and Eat what is Good! Enjoy the presence of God to the fullest.

the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious.”

6Seek the Lord while you can find him.

Call on him now while he is near.

God is still calling us to Himself with open ears. Not so He can lord over us or bless us with stuff but to give us life through His covenant with us. Jesus dying on the cross and resurrection is the fulfillment of His end of the covenant He made with the Jews long before this time…

This Love and fulfillment of the Covenant of God is not out of obligation on God’s part because we broke out end of the covenant a long time ago…It is fulfillment that flows out of the very Character of God.

That no matter how we mess things up or no matter how much we ingest things of this world that are not good for us God still wishes to use us to LEAD this world to a place of decision and Faith!

One of the things that I have to start doing if I want to “eat clean” is first of all make a commitment to do so. Not just a half hearted I need to eat better but a full blown surrender to a new lifestyle of eating. Then I need to read the labels, not just fall for the advertisements that say ORGANIC. Then I need to actually “EAT CLEAN”

In the same vein if we truly want to Live Holy we must first commit to this lifestyle change. Not just say things like “ I really need to get things right” we must totally sell out to allowing the Spirit to fill us and change our lives. In order to do this we must read the labels (Scripture) We must then actually live Holy!

We have been invited to come and eat what is good and enjoy the food that is a Spirit filled and Spirit Driven life!

So today I invite you to sit at the table of the Lord with Me this Sunday and Eat what is Good! Enjoy the presence of God to the fullest.