It is so hot. The ground is dry and cracked. Every step creates a small cloud of dust from the ground. Ground that longs for a long drink of water. Seems like it was such a short time ago when the streams overflowed and the ditches swelled with rain water. Seasons change and abundance turns to lack. Nature's cup extends with the strong desire for water.
With that I am reminded of the story of the woman at the well and the message a friend of mine recently preached. You can find it in John chapter 4 and I encourage you to read it, but Jesus met a woman there and offered her "living water". She came to the well for natural water and he said ,
"If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. " ( John 4:10)
What does that mean , "living water" ? Living , to be alive, is to be organic and not INorganic or dead. So to be living water is not that the water is full of living organisms, but that the water itself is alive. We know that regular water can be ingested and sustain life , but to ingest water that IS a living organism means that you have taken something into your being that is alive and continues to refresh and rejuvenate. It doesn't stop rejuvenating you because it isn't taken , used , then eliminated, like natural water. Once taken in it continues to sustain because it is a "being" in itself and it's desire is to give life.
The definition of the word living is " the action of being life" . So , to take in living water is to take in an organism that is continuously " being life". The word " being" is written in the present tense and not in the past tense. It will continuously be life to your spirit. Only this is not just any organism . This is the perfect Son of God, Jesus Christ, and what a great gift He is indeed.
He also told the woman:
" But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." (John 4:14)
The one who drinks this water , this living water, would never have to be thirsty for it again. Why then do we have spiritual dry seasons? Even the most dedicated of disciples may find themselves standing on a dry patch of ground. Perhaps we have been working real hard and not seeing results, or following the Lord's leading and find ourselves in a desert. Remember the promise of our King . What we have , in Him, has never gone away. His love , joy , peace, and comfort will always be with us. He will sustain us for He is the Good Shepherd. We drank from the cup and He lives within us. He is the Living Water that fills our Spirits and causes the dry patches to bloom with life once again.
If you find yourself in a dry place, pray the Father fills you with this living water and take a deep drink. God bless you my friend.
