Meditate
on this:
On the last day, the climax of the festival,
Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, "Anyone who is thirsty may come to
me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare,
'Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.'" (When he said
"living water," he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to
everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus
had not yet entered into his glory.) John
7:37-39
This Festival, the Feast of Tabernacles, is eight days long. At the end
of the Festival, Jesus announced to the crowd that He would provide living
water to anyone who is thirsty. It was the custom to carry water daily from the
Pool of Siloam to the Temple alter for the first seven days of the festival. On
the eighth day, no water was carried—only empty jars were carried, assuming
that the Messiah would miraculously one day fill those vessels with water. It was
startling for the Jews there to hear Jesus pronounce "Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me
may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, 'Rivers of living water will
flow from his heart.'" He was going to provide water? How could that
be? That must have raised a lot of questions in their hearts and minds. Who was
this Jesus?
For you (God) are the fountain of life, the
light by which we see. Psalm 36:9
Had they been in Samaria with Jesus they
would heard Him talk to the woman at the well about the living water after He
asked her for a drink of water.
The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to
have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, "You are a Jew,
and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?" Jesus
replied, "If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are
speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water."
"But sir, you don't have a rope or a
bucket," she said, "and this well is very deep. Where would you get
this living water? And besides, do you think you're greater than our ancestor
Jacob, who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his
sons and his animals enjoyed?"
Jesus replied, "Anyone who drinks this
water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will
never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving
them eternal life." John
4:9-14 NLT
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Are you thirsty yet? Similar Scripture
considering the water of life is found in Revelation:
The Spirit
and the bride say, "Come." Let anyone who hears this say,
"Come." Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink
freely from the water of life. Revelation 22:17
Who is Jesus to you? Do you believe that He
can provide you with living water?
Prayer
~ Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me
by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I
put my hope in you. Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and unfailing love, which
You have shown from long ages past. Psalm 25:4-6
Daily
Bible Reading: Matthew 16; Mark 8
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