John 7:37-44 (ESV)
37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive,for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
40 When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee? 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”43 So there was a division among the people over him. 44 Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.
When have you been thirsty? Perhaps after mowing the lawn, jogging, or eating something very salty. It is tempting to try to quench our thirst with something high calorie, sugary, or carbonated. What our bodies are really craving is hydration. Water is the best thirst quencher! The people of Jesus day were spiritually thirsty, but some were not convinced Jesus was the best thirst quencher. Therefore, they continued to search for satisfaction in other forms. They missed out on true spiritual hydration. Aren't we tempted to do the same? We are enticed to believe that high calorie, sugary, carbonated spiritual-ish things are enough when only Jesus will truly satisfy our souls thirst. Jesus said, once we have come to Him, we will never thirst again. Of Him, we can continually drink. We need to be careful not to partake of things that will ultimately weigh us down, but instead drink continually of His living water and walk in spiritual hydration.
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