“But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:14 (NIV)
Making a pit stop in Samaria as He traveled from Judea to Galilee, Jesus met a woman who was drawing up water from a well. Preparing for a deeper conversation about eternity, Jesus asked her for a drink. Now why would a Jew ask a Samaritan for a drink? Jews and Samaritans don’t get along; however, Jesus response goes deeper than the bucket she threw in the well. The water He has to offer her (the Holy Spirit) will quench way more than physical thirst, and suddenly she finds herself needing a drink!
Reminds me of my battery-operated mini fountain on my desk at work. Everyone sitting near my desk enjoys the sound of the running water and misses it when the batteries are dead. If I don’t replenish the water in the fountain, it would be useless to even have batteries to operate it, because without the water, the fountain simply will not turn on. Likewise, Jesus says in John 7:38, “Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” What a wonderful promise! Jesus promises us that the Holy Spirit will indwell in us and keep on flowing through us if we believe in Him. And for us to partake in this promise, we simply need to surrender our life and our needs to Him and remain in Him through His Word. No batteries required!
“Lord, we are often thirsty because we don’t remain at the well of eternal life. We pray that Your living water will always flow through us and within us. Quench our thirst, Father, by filling us with Your Word.”
For His Glory
Luska Suzano
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