Living Water

The desert is a hot barren place where everyone is aware of their need for water. Thirsty people begin to worry that they will die. After a couple of days without water most people will pay any price for a cool drink. Our wonderful God invites people to drink all they want for free. Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come. (Isa 55:1 NLT). We are aware that this world is a dry spiritual desert. Some people do not know that free water is available. There are others that simply refuse to drink and will someday pay the price. There are also some people who feel that they will have to pay for God’s free water. But it is impossible to pay for salvation because of its great value. We must continue to tell folks that Jesus Christ is the spring of Living Water.

God’s water is more real than anything in this world. Spiritual water is invisible but it is a real influence in the Christian life. We cannot see the wind but it is a very powerful force at times. Jesus is the only source of saving waters. However, Christians have been given the privilege of telling the unsaved about this eternal water. Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.  Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. (John 7:37-39 NLT). No, there are not two sources of water. It is simply that Jesus and the Spirit are the same God. The Spirit lives inside of a Christian and the water of Jesus is able to flow out to other people. 

The church today has inherited the springs of Living Water and this gives them a most wonderful Bible history. We should be proud to become part of this record. After the great cleansing flood of our world, a man called Abraham was born. There were promises made to him that could only be kept through the Living Water that God eventually sent to earth. Many prophets told of Jesus and how that the Savior would be put to death in order to save humans from their eternal death. One prophet said: For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring,… (Isa 44:3 NLT). The death and resurrection of Christ was for all the people of the earth. Paul taught that God’s Living Water is available for the Gentile as well as the Jew.

Spiritual water has come to this dry earth and is available for any person that longs for a relationship with God. This water is eternal and of great value. A thirsty person will beg for a drink when they are in need. When a person has a spiritual need they can go to the Savior for help. Paul talks about this in Romans: Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame. For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,  for, everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. (Rom 10:12,13 NLT). However, when the Spirit reveals to a person that they are a sinner they can repent and live a new life. The new life of drinking from the spring of Living Water includes forgiveness, righteousness, peace, joy, fellowship, and eternal life with the Savior. 

God has planned our salvation from before the earth was formed. One old prophet wrote about the Living Water of God thousands of years ago. The Scripture says: See, I am doing a new thing! ...I provide water in the desert and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen, the people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise. (Isa.43:19-21 NLT). We have been saved so that the spiritual blessings may flow in and out of us. This will make us into very different people. The love of God can overwhelm us because the spring of water never stops. This is the reason that Christians are always praising God. In Revelation we can read that living water will flow from under the throne of God forever. 

The assurance that God is our father flows to us with the living waters. Scripture says: The Lord will guide you always;…You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. (Isa 58:11 NLT).We see here that it is our responsibility to become a spring to others in this world. It is not hard because we simply yield to God and gratefully allow Him to work through us. In the foothills of Israel there is a place that has 2000 springs. The waters from the springs run together and form the Yarkon River. This river has provided water for humans for thousands of years. Our church is a place where many springs are located. It is our job to let the springs run into a river of life for our community. 

We can know for sure that we are saved. Paul said: The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. (Rom 8:16 NLT). This testimony is another reason the Holy Spirit was sent to live in us. The Spirit will become the motivation for our new Christian life. After the Day of Pentecost, the water began to flow through the children of God. It will be possible for us to understand many spiritual things as the grace of God becomes real in our life. One day our Savior was talking to the woman at the well and He spoke of this living water. The Scripture says: Jesus answered… Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:13,14 NLT). What wonderful water that we can give away but it will still lead us into eternal life with God. God is offering us a glorious drink of water.