Today’s passage, coming from what’s been called the invitation to the thirsty, is connected to Isaiah chapter 5 and John chapter 15, to my way of thinking.

When we are extremely thirsty and famished, we can become distraught, inconsolable until those most basic needs are met. But what if the thirst and hunger are more than physical and seep down to the soul?

A mighty yet gentle Voice must break through our frantic stupor. And when it does, our souls can rejoice in finding spirit-nourishment.

How do we become proactive and avoid reoccurance of this spiritual anorexia? By listening to His Word and feasting on it in every season, by delighting as we abide in the Vine.