Dec. 22nd - Water - John 7:37-38
"Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’”
How often do we look at a glass
half empty rather than half full? Even a glass half empty can be a
positive occurrence...it shows that someone is drinking!
Water is one of the few things that
can actually quench our thirst. Here in this verse Jesus point to a
balance that takes place in our lives when He becomes our Living Water
quenching our spiritually parched lives and flowing into the lives of others.
A fountain...it's a constant flow
of water. Can a fountain of Living Water actually flow in our
lives? The answer is simple...YES! Life is so hard to balance.
We want to do it all and do it well, but something seems to always fall to the
wayside and not get done. There lies the key to balance -
it's not in the "doing," but in the "being." Balance
comes when we are allowing Christ to both fill us and pour us. Being filled - "if anyone is
thirsty let him come to me and drink".
Yes, this comes at the point of our
receiving Jesus as our Lord and Savior, but it does not stop there. We
are to be continually "filled" with His Holy Spirit.
"And
do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the
Spirit," Ephesians
5:18
This occurs as we choose to abide
in Jesus - spending time in His presence allowing Him to fill us. But also, we are to be poured - "from His innermost being will flow
rivers of living water."
How many times have we left our
coffee cup or a glass filled with something left sitting for days on end?
I tend to do this often, and trust me, I do not wish to drink it after it has
been sitting so long!
God did not mean for us to be
filled with Him and left to sit. We are to be allowing Him to flow in and
through our lives, overflowing and pouring into the lives of others for His
glory. When others see the evidence, the fruit of the Spirit in us, our
lives will make others thirsty for what we have - Jesus!
As you see or drink water today,
let it be a reminder of this balance in our spiritual lives. And if you
have never tasted of this Living Water - Jesus, why not seek Him today for your
thirsty soul. He promises that if we seek Him with our whole heart, He
will be found!
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