Is Anyone Thirsty?

 John 7-8

“…‘If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.’ By this he meant the Spirit whom those who believed in him were later to receive...”

John 7:37-39

The water ceremony during the Feast of Tabernacles was held in remembrance of the time God provided water from a rock for his people during their journey from Egypt to Israel.

Where do we go when we are thirsty?

There are many kinds of thirst. We can thirst for love, for acceptance, for peace, for wealth, and also for God. Jesus was inviting those who listened, as well as we who are listening today, to come to him and drink. The thirst in our soul can only be quenched by the work and person of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We can spend our whole life in the Church and still miss this point. Jesus wants to release his Spirit in our lives and quench our thirsty souls.

“Lord Jesus, you are my source. Fill me again today with your Spirit so that I can live boldly on mission with you.”