Judges 1, Judges 2: 1-5, John 4: 1-26, Psalm 69: 29-36
John 4: 13-14 (ESV)
“Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will
be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will
never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a
spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
In verses 13 and 14 from John 4, we see Jesus talking to the
woman he met at the well in Samaria. I love these verses where Jesus compares himself
to water, and that what he had to teach and offer would give a person lasting satisfaction
so they would never by thirsty again. The water from Jesus will also turn into
a “spring of water” that will give the person eternal life. I love the image of
the water of Jesus coming into a person and never running out. Or, perhaps there
is water or light within us, and we just have to let Jesus into our hearts and
he will open us up and find the light, the well of faith within us so we will
never be without water or faith or light.
Other bible commentaries remind us that we as human try to
satisfy our inner thirst through many things except what Jesus has to give us.
Only the love and faith in Christ can ever satisfy our inner thirst to the deepest
levels of our soul and spirit. And when we sometimes feel empty again, we just need
to continually sip from God’s water by praying to him, reading his words in the
bible, and feeling our inner connection with him. God’s water is always there
for us and will never run out for those who believe in him.
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