Jesus answered, "Every person that drinks this water will be thirsty again.
But the person that drinks the water I give will never be thirsty again.
That water I give will become like a spring of water flowing inside that person.
That water will bring that person life forever."
John 4:13-14 (ERV)
So often, we settle for facade and not substance. All too frequently, we take the shortcut and miss the destination. Only Jesus can supply the water that our thirsty souls desire. Only he can fill the emptiness and the ache. The amazing
promise of Jesus' gift, his blessing, his refreshment, is that it is lasting. This water that Jesus gives is a spring of water, not a cistern. It is living, not static or stagnant. This water gives life and this life provides more water. (Jesus' makes
clear this water is the Holy Spirit later in his ministry -- John 7:37-39.) God comes to live in us through the Holy Spirit. God fills us with his life through the Holy Spirit. God cleanses and transforms us by his Spirit. God quenches our thirst with the Holy Spirit Jesus gives.
Jimmy Turner
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