“The Promise of Living Water”

“The Promise of Living Water”

 

On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to Me!  Anyone who believes in Me may come and drink!  For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’    John 7:37-38

 

LIVING WATER, is NOT the same thing as the WATER you get from the faucet, fridge or from a well.  This Water, that the Lord was talking about was/is a SPIRITUAL WATER, that one can ONLY get from the Lord Jesus Christ.  It is the ONLY THING that will QUENCH the SPIRITUAL THIRST of a WRETCHED, PARCHED, soul.  

 

Now, the interesting part of this is the INVITATION that JESUS offers when He said: “Anyone who is thirsty may come to Me!”   Remember, that He’s talking about having a SPIRITUAL THIRST.  And then he adds: “Anyone who BELIEVES in Me may COME and DRINK.   This was an offer of SALVATION.  And an INVITATION to have their poor, wretched, parched, sin-sick soul REVIVED with LIVING WATER.  

 

This LIVING WATER that JESUS is referring to, is the HOLY SPIRIT of the LIVING GOD.  And for the one who comes to JESUS for their SALVATION, BELIEVING in Him and ACCEPTING His INVITATION to COME and DRINK, will receive the PRECIOUS GIFT of the HOLY SPIRIT, who is the LIVING WATER, and they will receive a CONTINUAL source of SATISFACTION, which will provide LIFE CONTINUALLY.

 

In order to receive this PRECIOUS LIVING WATER, YOU MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, who SUFFERED, BLED, and DIED, to REDEEM mankind from their SINS.  They MUST BELIEVE, with ALL their HEART, that JESUS died for them PERSONALLY, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for them before God.  They MUST CONFESS their SINS to God and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  They MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM their SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And they MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and receive the ONLY LIVING WATER that can SATISFY their WRETCHED, PARCHED, soul.  And KEEP them OUT of an ETERNITY in HELL with ALL of its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE once they are there.  And to give them an ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS. So, do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!