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We are all to familiar with the story of the Samaritan Woman at the well.
Seeking….

Thirsty….

¹⁰ Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
¹¹ The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? ¹² Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?”
¹³ Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, ¹⁴ but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
¹⁵ The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”
(John 4:10-15, New King James Version)

Many walk upon us, who live their lives, drifting, moving from one flower to another, trying to get their fill, to be satisfy and yet, always craving, thirsting, seeking….

From the Matthew Henry Commentary:

“By this living water is meant the Spirit. Under this comparison the blessing of the Messiah had been promised in the Old Testament.

The graces of the Spirit, and his comforts, satisfy the thirsting soul, that knows its own nature and necessity. What Jesus spake figuratively, she took literally.

Christ shows that the water of Jacob’s well yielded a very short satisfaction. Of whatever waters of comfort we drink, we shall thirst again.

But whoever partakes of the Spirit of grace, and the comforts of the gospel, shall never want that which will abundantly satisfy his soul.

 No past sins can bar our acceptance with him, if we humble ourselves before him, believing in him as the Christ, the Saviour of the world.  via Matthew Henry Commentary

Carnal hearts look no higher than carnal ends. Give it me, saith she, not that I may have everlasting life, which Christ proposed, but that I come not hither to draw.

The carnal mind is very ingenious in shifting off convictions, and keeping them from fastening.” 

It’s so easy to get caught up in the game of, “More”…call it “Keeping up with the Joneses”, or the “Grass is greener on the other side”, whatever it calls itself, its the same thing…thirst.

Think of a hot day.

Maybe out working on the lawn, or out jogging, after being without water for so long, eventually you know what its like to feel the thirst, the parch dryness at the back of the throat and finding something cool, refreshing, to cool the thirst and bring an end to the…thirst.

There is a completeness that is in truly knowing our Father, reading His word, embracing Him and allowing Him fully in our lives…not partially or when convenient, but fully, that can and does and will, quench that thirst.

Although we can live for awhile without food, without water, human beings are unable to survive. It’s a common fact that our bodies are composed of water and that water is essential for our survival.

Without water, we go through stages of dehydration, our body is unable to function and eventually we suffer death.

Sin is death.

 

²³ For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23, American Standard Version)

When Jesus approached the Samaritan Woman, as He approaches all of us, He is offer something more lasting, more longer than the temporary reserve of “drink” that is at our disposal.

Think about it….look where most of civilization usually builds their cities and towns…near drinkable water sources. Even if we live near the ocean, the water is not drinkable until the water from the ocean has been processed so we can drink the water, a not great scenario if we were lost and the only resource was salty water or contaminated water.

So is the same with life.

We can wandered through our lives, but what does some of those choices give us? Temporary bliss. Temporary happiness? The market is flooded with feel good this, feel good that and yet, with all the books are out there, one would think, everyone by now would be feeling great.

Yet…many still search and are searching.

One of the common things that sometimes comes up in relationships or friendships? “You don’t make me happy”. Yet…how can anyone make anyone else feel anything that person can or cannot feel. If a person isn’t already happy before knowing someone, they will never really be truly happy or….fufilled.

So they draw water….at the well….not in cups…not in gallons..but in buckets that eventually run out or spill out if they are not careful. If there is a hole in the bucket…there goes…their life giving water….they are still…thirsty.

There is and can be fulfillment in knowing Christ. A life giving refreshment that no matter what, gives more hope and contentment than anything or anyone can ever give….

 

¹³ Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, ¹⁴ but whoever drinks from the water that I will give will never be thirsty again. The water that I give will become in those who drink it a spring of water that bubbles up into eternal life.” (John 4:13-14, Common English Bible)

Don’t you just love that image….a sight for sore eyes…water that bubbles up with something deeper…more eternal…an eternal life.

It’s not about today, it’s not about tomorrow, it’s about forever.

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