What are you thirsty
for?
The fear of the Lord
is a fountain of life … (Prov. 14:22)
When was the last time you worked outside, under the hot
sun? One of the advantages of the closure of my office due to Covid-19, is that
I’m working out of our house. This gives me some flexibility to my schedule,
and I’ve been able to get some of the spring yard work done. This week I got my
office work done early and took advantage of a sunny afternoon to clean my
deck. When the day was done, there was nothing better than pouring an ice-cold
glass of refreshing water.
One of the blessings of living in Canada is the abundance of
cold, clear, drinking water. Not everyone has that advantage, so I am careful
not to take it for granted. The fact that I can just go to the tap and I have a
source of life-giving, thirst-quenching water, is an incredible blessing.
The Scriptures tell us that Jesus is the source of life,
comparable to a fountain of cool, fresh water on a hot, scorching day. We are
told that He not only promises quality of life, but quantity the exceeds our
expectations. His conversation with the woman at the well, told to us in John
Chapter Four, equate physical thirst with a deeper spiritual thirst that only
God can satisfy.
Everyone who drinks
this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will
never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water
welling up to eternal life. (John 4:13-14).
Jesus’ comment to the disciples, comparing His plans for the
believer, compared to the designs of the one called a thief and liar, are
markedly different.
I have come that you
may have life, and have it to the full. (John 10:10b)
We are called to lean into God and look to Him as the
source, or the fountain of life. We do this knowing that as we seek Him we will
not go unrewarded.
Today, may we echo the prayer of the Psalmist, letting his
words be the cry of our heart: As the
deer pants for the streams of water, so my soul thirsts for you. (Psm.
42:1)
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