All in Living Water
Do we thirst after the water of the world that satisfies our body alone, and that must be replenished each day, or do we long for the living water that is Jesus Christ, and wells up in us for eternity? Which do we cater to, and place most value in, our earthly body that begins a journey towards death from the moment it is conceived, or our soul that will live on in either salvation or damnation forever?
How do you perceive your life to be going? Are you in a sailboat sitting on a calm sea, are you in rough water being battered by the wind, or sailing in a fair wind and following sea? Whatever your situation, it is the will of God that you be there at that moment, and you are experiencing something of Him in the process. We might think it good or bad, but God is there at our side, and has led us to be in that place with Him.
Are you satisfied with the state of your spiritual life? Does living water pour from you as Jesus said it would, or do you pray for it, and feel like your words are drawing nothing out of you? If this is true of where you are in faith, then do not be disappointed, and have patience as you divine the water that is within you.
Do living waters flow from you? Are you filled with the Holy Spirit as Jesus had said, and become the source of a flood... not a trickle, but rivers of living Water? If you are able to contain the desire to spread the good news of the gospel, then you have not yet found the source of the waters that Jesus spoke of, and there is more for you to believe will come. These are the waters of life which will be offered by both the Spirit and the bride of Jesus Christ.
Jesus is like a fountain, or a spring, out of which forgiveness flows. He is not a spigot from which life is turned off and on when we need to wash ourselves, or draw a drink. Do you only approach Him when you think you need cleansing or to receive refreshment for your spirit, and faith?