Saturday, 7 August 2021

Come and drink

 And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. -Revelation 22:17

 

Water is a constant theme in the word of God. Isaiah wrote of the merchant calling out in the  marketplace ‘everyone who is thirsty come and drink freely.’ Jesus offers the woman at the well everlasting water from which she will never thirst. New Jerusalem will have a river of fresh water flowing through.  And here we read of the water of life flowing freely for eternity.

 

Water is the most precious of all resources. We can go a long time without food. We can go days or even weeks without eating.

 

But we can’t do without water. After a single day our bodies are seriously affected. After 2-3 days our bodies will shut down. That is why it is such a precious commodity. We also can’t survive long spiritually without spiritual water. We become weak and dry and useless without it.

 

The day is coming when we will all be able to be refreshed by the water of life constantly. We will never be thirsty again. 

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