Rivers Of Living Water
Jesus said: “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said,
out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”
John 7:38
Water quenches our thirst and sustains our life. In Scripture, water serves as a word picture of the sufficiency of the Holy Spirit. In the days of the Lord Jesus, during the Feast of Tabernacles, a choir sang while a priest filled a gold pitcher with water and poured it out. This reminded those present of the water that gushed forth from the rock during the wilderness wanderings (Num. 20:8-11).
As this ritual was taking place, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice: “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38). This source is the Holy Spirit, who is like a well of satisfaction (7:39). Earlier, the Lord had made the dramatic claim that the believer would have a continual source of spiritual refreshment (4:14).
Are you thirsty today? Confess your sin, and Christ will fill you with His Spirit. As you yield to His will, He will graciously fill you with living water, springing up to eternal life.
Bible Reading
John 7:37-44.
Prayer
Gracious and Almighty Father; Source of all that shall endure, quench my thirst with living water; Living water, clear and pure. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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