The Water of Life, a Living/Life Giving Water.
The Bible speaks a lot about water and in hot, dry lands natural water is life.
In the early part of John’s Gospel, Jesus spoke to two different groups of people about the ‘Water of Life’.
Jesus answered her(Samaritan woman), “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked Him and He would have given you Living Water. … but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life”. John 4:10, 14
The Water of Life is meant to bubble up and spring forth in our lives. Natural springs of water are visible, so should God’s life in us be obvious to others.
Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let them come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will FLOW FROM WITHIN THEM. By this He meant the Spirit…” John 7:37,38
The Water of Life, God’s Spirit and Life in us, should be evident to all around us.
Isaiah prophesied centuries before Jesus the Messiah came, “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost”. Isa 55:1
God’s invitation is to even the poorest, those who have no money are welcome to drink and eat at God’s Table.
The theme of ‘Living Water’ continues all the way to the last book and even to the last chapter of Bible.
“To the thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. They who overcome will inherit all this, and I will be there God and they will be my children”. Rev 21:6
“Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city… The Spirit and the bride say, “Come”! And let him who hears say, “Come”! Whoever is thirsty, let them come; and whoever wishes, let them take the free gift of the water of life”. Rev 22:1, 17
It seems that God is emphasising right to the end of His Word that people can come and drink of this Life Giving Water and the price has been paid by His Son, Jesus our Messiah. What a wonderful, generous God, who wants to have children with Him to share all eternity.
God bless you and may you be blessed this day.