Jesus
answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again;
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but
the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up
to eternal life.”
Who remembers summer time?! Think back on those
scorching summer days, with the sun beaming down upon you and how thirsty it
had made you for a sweet beverage. We know it would be best to go for a bottle
of water, but man oh man would it be sweet to down a can of Mountain Dew or any
other sweet drink for that matter. So instead of taking the H20 route, we rebel
it out with a sweet soda. Although it taste so delicious, we
never find our thirst becoming quenched and only leaves us thirstier than
before! It’s not until after that soda we are reminded that the water would
have been ever more satisfying in the long run, although not so instantly
gratifying. Do you ever find yourself feeling this inadequacy with things in
your life around you? Have you found yourself seeking thirst quenchers in jobs,
money, self-appearance, social acceptance or even relationships that do not
drive you towards Christ? I have found myself in prior years trying to pull
parts out of these areas in my life to attempt fitting a puzzle together to
make me feel whole. As I strived to try harder for these things, I just became thirstier
in the process. I have struggled with insecurities, worries, and anxiety relating
to my level of acceptance from THE WORLD. I drowned in un-Christ like relationships,
putting all of my faith in man on Earth and sought my security fully in people.
I suffocated in my anxiety over financial situations and sought security in my
job to fix these anxieties. My attention was focused on who disliked, who liked
me and sought to find out all of the reasons why. I was trying to draw water
from empty wells, leaving me thirsty. Then Psalm 42:1 My soul
pants for you Lord, pulled my attention elsewhere. The
Lord simply stopped me and suggested that my soul pants for Him instead. Guess
what? I have never been more quenched in my life. Now don’t get me wrong, life
isn’t picture perfect, but with Christ it is so fulfilling I can hardly understand
it sometimes! God approaches our souls in the weakest and gives us and Oasis. John
7:37 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out
saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.” Christ
wants to take us from these distractions and fill every empty void with his everlasting
water of life that will quench our thirst eternally. He also welcomes ANYONE to
come to Him. In our minds, some situations seem impossible and we feel the need
to try controlling on how we fill the voids in our lives. The wells we go to
are empty, false wells and they don’t have what we need. Let it seem impossible
and hand it over to Christ, because it’s not about you it’s about what God
wants to do. Jesus has what we need, and He knows what that is better than we
do. What God wants to do is show you His love, mercy, friendships, kindness and
total acceptance. He promises many things to us, John 10:27-30
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them
eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my
hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can
snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.
He promises us eternal security. Christ promises a love that is eternal, unconditional
and overflowing. He promises a peace that truly surpasses all understanding and
a joy that fills us abundantly. He promises His strength in times of trial and
that He will never forsake us when we feel alone. When we drink from the water
Christ has to offer, we are filled with love and peace in which we can reflect
back to the world to show what we experience. God wants to show us what He has
for us, in which the world cannot offer to us.
Christ came down and chose to place himself in a world of pain and
suffering to show us exactly the love and acceptance our Father in Heaven has
for us. James
4:14 Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you
are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
I still ask myself today, “Why did I put my faith in things that will vanish?” This
world is temporary, but God is forever! Ever since I have drank from the water
of Jesus, my life has become filled with plentiful peace, love, Christ-centered
relationships, joy, and grace. We can run to Jesus and be granted eternal
thirst. Choose to leave your empty wells for a well worth abundant and full
spring of life.
