Are you thirsty?
It is suggested that we should consume close to eight 16oz. bottles of water a day. That is a lot of water. When we overexert ourselves through running, exercising or playing sports, we can become thirsty very quickly. Our body longs for a drink of water. It is a necessity for us to get water inside our bodies or we feel like we are going to pass out, and sometimes we do! Ouch!
What happens when we are thirsty and consume water then return to running or exercising? Obviously, we become thirsty again. In other words, we receive a temporary fulfillment or satisfaction, then we become thirsty again.
As I was reading John 4 and the story of Jesus (a Jew) meeting a Samaritan woman at Jacob's Well. She was thirsty and going to the well to fetch water, but her life was changed forever when she met the Savior who shared with her these words...
John 4:13-15 - Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
Notice the response from the Samaritan woman? Hear the urgency in her voice? She is demanding to have a drink of water that was different from what she would receive from the well. She was longing for eternal living water - eternal life! She was dehydrated and suffering for something more than a temporary fulfillment or satisfaction. She was worn down from filling her life with hopeless love and relationships. She wanted something more satisfying and He was standing right in front of her!
Today, Jesus is standing in front of you. Are you thirsty? Are you seeking temporary satisfaction and trying to take a drink from life that only satisfies for a moment? Let me introduce you to Living Water - Jesus will always satisfy. Taste and see that the Lord is good. (Psalm 34:8)
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