Daily Devotion for February 9, 2026

Devotion:

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Read Isaiah 55:1-3.

This is a beautiful passage that calls those who are thirsty for God to come and hear God’s word through the prophet. The passage reminds us that we often hunger for good food and wine that do absolutely nothing for us spiritually, but God’s word sustains us. And it tells us that God’s word does not cost us anything, so even if we are poor, the word is there for us.

As I read this passage, I am reminded of Jesus’ invitation to the Samaritan woman at the well to come and drink the living water he offers her. I am also reminded of Jesus’ admonition to seek first the Kingdom of God, and then all the other things will be added to us. When we thirst for God, we do not see attending worship on Sunday mornings as something to be done out of mere habit and certainly not as a forced obligation. Service is no longer something we do because it is our duty, but rather is a way for us to use the gifts which God has given us. Being in a small group of Bible study is yet another way of quenching our thirst for God, who invites each and every one of us into God’s presence. 

 

Personal Worship Option:

Gracious God, I thirst for your word and your presence in my life. Help me to share with others that they, too, are invited into a relationship with a God who loves them. And help me to see their expressions of emptiness as a sign of this thirst for you. Amen!