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“But no one who drinks the water I give will ever be thirsty again. The
water I give is like a flowing fountain that gives eternal life.”
–John 4:14
–John 4:14
Eleven pounds, in 9 days mind you. I stopped drinking soda (pop), white
chocolate mocha and Arnold Palmer’s (lemonade/ice tea mixed) and drank only
water for the last nine days and lost 11 pounds. Tell me once again how important water is to
a person’s daily diet. We were watching
the movie “Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn
Treader” again the other night, and it’s un-canning how important the symbol
of water is throughout the movie, but none more so than the last scene. I won’t spoil it for those of you who have
not yet seen the highly recommended movie, but the last scene depicts the
essence and importance of water in the existence of mankind and all of
creation. In the creativity and
imagination of C.S. Lewis, a wall of water separates the world of Aslan and the world of Narnia. Now refer to Genesis 1:2, “Now the earth was formless and empty,
darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering
over the waters.”
Water was there before any other thing.
Before the earth was formed, before there was light and darkness, before
there were stars in the sky, water was.
You require it to live. The earth
requires it to sustain plant, vegetation and animal life. The planets require it to sustain balance in
the galaxy. The next time you pick up a
glass (or bottle) of water, consider that it was created before there was time
or any other thing. It recycles itself,
through every living thing. It surrounds
you in the air as humidity, invisible to the eye, yet present none the
less. Don’t believe me, set a glass of
ice water on a counter and within minutes water bubbles will form on the
outside of the glass through condensation.
You didn’t create the bubbles, they were formed from what exists around
you.Jesus Christ told the woman at the well, He was the living water. To drink of this water meant she would never thirst again. Are you thirsty for the truth in this world of misguided deception? Are you thirsty for rest from the busyness of life? Are you thirsty for love in a world filled with anger and sorrow? Come and drink from the well of life – the Savior Jesus Christ.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, Creator of all things. You have given us the life sustaining water of your peace, your grace and your love. Let our appetites be filled with this water, that we might in turn share it with others. Let me draw from your well the confidence, courage, love and wisdom to walk in your light and nourish those around me. I thirst for your truth and justice in this world Lord, please use me to provide this water to others. In your name I pray – Amen.
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