Isaiah 49:10 (NKJV) - They shall neither hunger nor thirst, Neither heat nor sun shall strike them; For He who has mercy on them will lead them, Even by the springs of water He will guide them.
Isaiah delivers a message from God.
God promises provision.
God even promises a time when he will provide a source of water.
And with that provision, God will make certain that none are thirsty again,
In the fourth chapter of John, Jesus encounters a woman at a well.
Even though she is Samarian, Jesus speaks at length with her.
The woman tells Jesus she comes to the well every day to draw water and carry it home.
Jesus then tells her of the living water and how those who drink of it will never thirst again.
This evokes quite a reaction from the woman.
John 4:15 (NRSVue) - The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.”
It is not difficult to connect the dots and see the relationship between these two passages.
God the Father created us and provides for us.
He provided the Son, by Whom we are saved.
God also provided us with the Holy Spirit who works to improve us day by day.
Christ, the living water, is available to all.
Those who have partaken of this water thirst no more.
Their obligation is to bring others to the source.
And it does not matter how different the two people are.
Jesus demonstrated this for us at the well.
Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim
Look for me at otherbrotherjim.blogspot.com on Friday, October 11, 2024.
I will be back here on Friday, October 18, 2024
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