“Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.””
John 4:13-14 NIV
I love the warmer months that afford the ability to get outdoors and engage in activities we cannot do in colder months. But with those outdoor excursions, we can find ourselves developing a real thirst as we spend time in the sunshine and the heat. At these moments we need to refresh our bodies with cool water and rehydrate . I liken this process of developing a thirst to our spiritual journey where we find ourselves being confronted by our efforts and struggles to find real peace and joy in our lives. We can endure trials and difficulties that test our spiritual development and cause us the need to refresh ourselves in the spirit.
Jesus is telling us that if we desire to take possession of the living water of Jesus Christ, we will never thirst again. He goes on to say these waters will multiply within us to sustain us forever. Unlike our need for our daily consumption of water, these living waters will carry us through our everyday demands and challenges and fortify our lives spiritually. You see, only the One who has been given all authority in this universe and paid our price for redemption can make this claim.
With Christ inside of us, we no longer are bound by the curse and demands of this world. We now possess the very essence of our Lord and it supplies us with life- life more abundantly than we could ever hope for! Drink this living water and be transformed by our Lord Jesus Christ so that you never thirst again.
In Christ
RJ