Living Water

Winter Creek at Maple Grove

 

"The LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with him. On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem. . . in summer and in winter.  The LORD will be king over the whole earth" (Zechariah 14:5,8).

 I enjoy walking down to the creek at the back of our property in all seasons.  It's not a very wide creek.  In the summer there are times when it is bone dry. After a hard rain, though, the water flows briskly, and the rushing sound is very soothing.  There is something about bodies of water that draws us to them.  Whether it is a creek, a river, a lake, or the ocean, we are drawn to their banks. 

Jesus is our Living Water. He said, "Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them” (John 7:38).  Just as our bodies need water to sustain us physically, we need Jesus and the "living water" He has to offer to sustain us spiritually and eternally.

"For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; ‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’ ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’” (Revelation 7:17).

When you see flowing water and are drawn to it, I pray you are reminded of Christ, the well of Living Water who is drawing us to come and drink deeply.  In what ways is your spiritual thirst being quenched? Are the rivers of living water flowing from you, as He said,  for the benefit of others?