What Do You Thirst For?

What is going on inside of you when people bump you? Do you when you get rubbed the wrong way? When the pressures of life shake you, what spills out? Is it bitterness, anger, accusation, selfishness, and a sense of entitlement, or do you spill out love, joy, hope, peace, and grace? God can fill us with His overflowing presence, and the best part is the blessing is an overflow of the benefit you have in your own life. Do you even realize that your life can be a source of blessing to other people every day? You can be an oasis to dry and thirsty land, to people who need us to pour into them from our wellspring of life. The abundance sustains us, and the good news is we can access it anytime we want for our whole life span on earth.

Now this water is alive and always flowing, and it waters the seeds of faith; that produces the fruit of the righteous, which is a tree of life or better yet, said Christ in us. So let’s look at and see all the fruit of the Spirit that the apostle Paul describes in Galatians 5:22:

Fruits Of The Spirit:
• Love
• Joy
• Peace
• Patience
• Kindness
• Goodness
• Faithfulness
• Gentleness
• Self Control

All these things are life baring things. Who wouldn’t want more of this in their life? When we choose to live right or be a doer of the word of God, we humbly believe in faith that God lives in us and is our strength, our life source, and we never have to be wanting, thirsty, or alone. Let’s read a portion of scripture that tells us all about it.

John 7:37-39 Jesus Promises Living Water ³⁷On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone thirsty may come to me! ³⁸Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’” ³⁹(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 4:1-12 ¹Jesus knew the Pharisees had heard that he was baptizing and making more disciples than John ²(though Jesus himself didn’t baptize them—his disciples did). ³So he left Judea and returned to Galilee. ⁴He had to go through Samaria on the way. ⁵Eventually, he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. ⁶Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. ⁷ Soon, a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.” ⁸He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food. ⁹The 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?” ¹⁰Jesus 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.” ¹¹“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? ¹²And 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?” ¹³Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. ¹⁴But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” ¹⁵“Please, sir,” the woman said, “give me this water! Then I’ll never be thirsty again, and I won’t have to come here to get water.”

Here we just read two passages where Jesus himself speaks of this living water. He is the living water. Let’s call faith the bucket that we hold tight to and dip into this well and draw up in faith whenever we do not know what to do or what to say. In times when we are called to react or act differently than the world, we live in. It’s in these moments that we grab that bucket, draw it up and drink deep. Now, where is the well? It’s in our heart and our Spirit, man. The part of us that becomes that new creation in Christ. The amount of us that we hide God’s words in so we don’t sin against him.

Now at this point in your life here on earth, you know what it is like to be physically thirsty. Your mouth goes dry and pasty; your throat is scratchy like sandpaper; you feel weak and crave water. How satisfying it is to drink when you are thirsty. How refreshing and reliving it is to quench that discomfort. Did you know you can be spiritually thirsty? This is where you are tired and weak; you have little hope; you are buried in the uncomfortableness of guilt and shame. No matter how much of the worldly pleasures you drink in, it leaves you still feeling empty, longing for more, never satisfied. Jesus describes how your spiritual thirst can be quenched (the hole in your soul filled) and the effect that this can have on your life. Take the step and dive in deep. Believe what the master is saying today; he is sitting at the well of your soul. Jesus invites all who are thirsty to come to Him and drink. In Him, we have rivers of living water within. The woman at the well found a well on the inside, springing up into everlasting life. In Acts, we see people like Stephen and Paul and Peter and John over and over again, as they did signs and wonders; the Holy Spirit was overflowing within them, touching the world for God’s glory. Our life in Jesus is supposed to be filled with this living water to bring more to God for his glory.

Only God can sustain us in the droughts of life. Only he knows the motives and the heart of men. If you don’t have this living water I speak about, let me give you that chance now. We are not promised, not even the next 10 minutes, so I want to share with you what the Bible reads. It does say that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. It also says that the wages of sin are death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ, Our Risen Lord, the one who conquered sin and death. The Bible also says that whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved well, and you’re whosoever. Of course, you are. We all are. We are all created in Christ, God’s image. I want to pray with you right now. I pray that God blesses your family with a long and healthy life. I pray Jesus would make himself real to you, and right now, do a quick work in your heart. If you have not received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I pray you to do so right now.

Pray this prayer with me out loud, dear Lord Jesus, Come into my heart. Forgive me of my sins, wash me, and cleanse me. Set Me Free. Jesus, I thank you that you died for me. I believe that you have risen from the dead and that you’re coming back again for me. Could you fill me with the Holy Spirit and give me a passion for the lost, and a hunger for the things of God, and a holy boldness to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am now saved! I am now born again because of what Jesus did! I am forgiven, and I am now on my way to heaven; I’ve accepted the gift of Jesus; I now have Jesus in my heart. I am a new creation in Christ. The old has passed away. Behold, all things become new. If that was your first time praying that prayer, welcome to the family, or maybe you rededicated your life today. Drink deep of God’s love! Now in Jesus’ name!

The Christian life was never meant to be stagnant. When the Holy Spirit fills you, He becomes like a river within you. If you’re stagnant —if you’re not a river— you are going to stink. Get rid of the thick stuff in your life. You have to guard your heart and choose to believe in faith. What God’s word says is for your best good. It’s to bring life and strength, healing, and power. Today make a choice to make room for Him, and the Holy Spirit will come and fill you up with himself, as he is the living water.

Pray with me: Father, today I want you to work inside my heart and turn my water into a river always flowing fresh and bringing life. Today God fill me afresh with the Holy Spirit. Fill me till I am overflowing to be a blessing to a dry, thirsty world. Right now, God, I permit you to mold me, to make me, shape me, and fill me up to overflowing now In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

Author: The Holy Spirit
Editor: JJ Michael Smith

God bless,
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