Thirst No More

On the last
day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying,
"If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink."
John 7:37

Recommended Reading John 4:10-14

There
were two reasons the Jebusites built a fortress on a ridge that
eventually became Jerusalem: It was defendable and there was a water
supply. A spring, located at the base of the ridge, provided an
abundant and consistent supply of water. That spring (the Gihon Spring)
still surges several times daily depending on the season.

There is nothing
quite so luxurious in a hot and arid land as a spring that, seemingly
miraculously and endlessly, sends thousands of gallons of pure water to
the surface—an abundance of water, plenty for every need. Jesus used
water from the Gihon Spring at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem to
send a different message of abundance. The priests would pour out
pitchers of water while quoting from Isaiah 12:3: "Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation." Jesus stood and said, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink." He was saying that, like a never-ending spring, waters of salvation flow from Him.

Have you drunk
deeply from the spring of life named Jesus? There is no need ever to be
spiritually thirsty with such a supply as Him.

Is it not wonderful news to believe that salvation lies outside ourselves?
Martin Luther

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