Thirst no more

Thirst No More

On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink."
John 7:37

Recommended Reading John 4:10-14

There were two reasons the Jebusites built a fortress on a ridge that eventually became Jerusalem: It was defendable and there was a water supply. A spring, located at the base of the ridge, provided an abundant and consistent supply of water. That spring (the Gihon Spring) still surges several times daily depending on the season.

There is nothing quite so luxurious in a hot and arid land as a spring that, seemingly miraculously and endlessly, sends thousands of gallons of pure water to the surface—an abundance of water, plenty for every need. Jesus used water from the Gihon Spring at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem to send a different message of abundance. The priests would pour out pitchers of water while quoting from Isaiah 12:3: "Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation." Jesus stood and said, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink." He was saying that, like a never-ending spring, waters of salvation flow from Him.

Have you drunk deeply from the spring of life named Jesus? There is no need ever to be spiritually thirsty with such a supply as Him.

Is it not wonderful news to believe that salvation lies outside ourselves?
Martin Luther

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Ezekiel 28:1 - 31:18