Snickers Doesn't Satisfy

"Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food" (Isaiah 55:2).

This may be a shocker to many, but Snickers doesn't satisfy.

Neither does a thick Iowa chop.

Neither does a new dress.

Neither does a new car.

Neither does a happy marriage.

Neither does adultery.

Neither does a new boat.

Neither does a European vacation.

We spend years chasing after those things which are set before us. They promise that they will satisfy us. But in the end, we're still searching.

We get hungry again.

The new clothes lose their appeal.

The relationships fall apart.

The boat needs repaired.

And Europe is not as glamorous.

I don't think that Isaiah is calling us to spending money and time wisely in buying health food.

Just keep reading:

"Seek the LORD while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near" (v 6).

Rather than spending years looking for satisfaction in people, places and things, seek the Lord. Only He can satisfy.

Think about this:

He owns everything already. He doesn't have a need to pad His bank account, so He's not going to sell you something that you don't need, just to make a profit.

He is sovereign. He's not in competition with anyone to get you to like Him.

He knows everything. He knows exactly how you are made and what makes you tick. He knows exactly what you need to be satisfied.

He is all-powerful. He has all the resources of the universe at His fingertips to give you exactly what He knows that you need to be satisfied.

Let me ask the same question that Isaiah asked, "Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Seek the LORD while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near."