Staying Alive!

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On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, “If you are thirsty, come to me and drink!  Have faith in me, and you will have life-giving water flowing from deep inside you, just as the Scriptures say.”

Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit, who would be given to everyone that had faith in him. The Spirit had not yet been given to anyone, since Jesus had not yet been given his full glory.

When the crowd heard Jesus say this, some of them said, “He must be the Prophet!”  Others said, “He is the Messiah!” Others even said, “Can the Messiah come from Galilee? The Scriptures say that the Messiah will come from the family of King David. Doesn't this mean that he will be born in David's hometown of Bethlehem?” The people started taking sides against each other because of Jesus.

John 7:37-43

When you are thirsty, quenching that thirst becomes the most important thing on your list. If you are hungry and thirsty you will always drink before you will eat if both food and water become available.

You can't grow without putting food into your body, but you can't live without water. The body can stay alive for many days without food, but not so long without water.

Where do we get this life-giving water that Jesus offered to those who would come to Him. The answer is simple and profound. The life-giving water comes from within us. But the source of the water is not you, it is rather from the Holy Spirit that dwells inside of you if you are a follower of Jesus.

It is important that you set aside time everyday to consume the Bread of Life that comes from God's Word.  But it is also critical that you drink many times a day the Water that comes from the Holy Spirit.

Let that Water satisfy your thirst and then sit down to a meal from God's Word. When you do that everyday you will "stay alive and grow" as a Christian!

"Lord, quench my thirst that can only be satisfied by the Holy Spirit in me! And then Lord, nourish me with the strength that comes from eating the Bread of Life. Amen!"