Living Water!

For Thursday, November 16, 2023:

John 4:13-14 NLT: “Jesus replied (to the woman at the well,) ‘Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.’”

Jesus was resting beside Jacob’s well, when a Samaritan woman approached to draw water. Jesus asked if she would give him a drink, and he commented: “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again.”

Of course he’s talking about two different things. The woman’s mind was preoccupied with regular water. She had come to get water, and she brought a bucket and a ladle.

Jesus, on the other hand, was speaking of living water, spiritual water that could wash away her sins. And our sins! “Jesus” isn’t a decision that you have to make over and over again. If you have truly made Jesus Lord of your life, it’s permanent. Some churches have a saying: “One and done!” If Jesus is living in you, it’s forever, and that includes the life after this life. With Jesus in your heart, you’ll never again thirst for spirituality. You will have been given the free gift of forgiveness, reconciliation and a place in the hereafter! With Jesus, you will have Assurance of Salvation!

“Please, sir,” the woman said, “give me this water!” We should all pray, “Please Jesus, give us this living water!”

More tomorrow! Blessings!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship