Thinking about all the reasons we have for praising our LORD.
If Any Man Is Thirsty, Let Him Come To Me And Drink
Without water, we die. Our body even tells us when we need water. We get that thirsty feeling that we all recognize, so we head for the nearest source of good water. When our thirst is quenched, we feel so much better and refreshed.
It is the same for our spiritual needs. We get that awful empty feeling of needing God in our lives. We know deep down inside that if we don’t get God in our lives, we’re surely going to die eternally. And, we’re right. Without God in our lives, we will die eternally. But, where can we get God? How can we get God to fill up our lives and make us live eternally?
There are many invitations throughout God’s word — the Bible — where God asks us to come to Him for the spiritual life we need. One passage is John 7:37, where Jesus says,
Having our spiritual thirst quenched is ours — just for the asking. We need to be going to Jesus and asking Jesus. He alone is the only one who can truly quench our spiritual thirst. In John, chapter 4, Jesus gave this same invitation to the Samaritan woman at the well. He told her in John 4:14,
Then, when our life here is over, we will be with our Lord and Savior forever — and it will be said of us, as in Revelation 7:16-17,
Without water, we die. Our body even tells us when we need water. We get that thirsty feeling that we all recognize, so we head for the nearest source of good water. When our thirst is quenched, we feel so much better and refreshed.
It is the same for our spiritual needs. We get that awful empty feeling of needing God in our lives. We know deep down inside that if we don’t get God in our lives, we’re surely going to die eternally. And, we’re right. Without God in our lives, we will die eternally. But, where can we get God? How can we get God to fill up our lives and make us live eternally?
There are many invitations throughout God’s word — the Bible — where God asks us to come to Him for the spiritual life we need. One passage is John 7:37, where Jesus says,
If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.Any and every one, who feels a need for God in their lives, is invited to go to Jesus. Jesus will give them the spiritual words of eternal life, so that we are refreshed and satisfied, as we are filled up on the promises of God — the gifts of His grace. Jesus did not set up any prerequisites for being able to get a refreshing spiritual drink from Him. He did not say that we first have to do a bunch of good works and change our lives around. To the contrary. Jesus just said, “If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.” We just have to be in need of getting close to God.
Having our spiritual thirst quenched is ours — just for the asking. We need to be going to Jesus and asking Jesus. He alone is the only one who can truly quench our spiritual thirst. In John, chapter 4, Jesus gave this same invitation to the Samaritan woman at the well. He told her in John 4:14,
Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.When we drink in the words of God in the Bible, God refreshes our spirits with His Spirit, so that we can believe and be saved eternally. Then, as we go through the trials of our lives, we will always be strengthened and refreshed with the faith God has planted in us. We will be depending on God to get us through each experience — instead of depending on ourselves. God alone is able to lead us through.
Then, when our life here is over, we will be with our Lord and Savior forever — and it will be said of us, as in Revelation 7:16-17,
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun beat down on them, nor any heat; for the Lamb in the center of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them to springs of the water of life; and God shall wipe every tear from their eyes.
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