Week 5 | Day 3 | Quench Your Thirst

Command:

“Receive the Holy Spirit.” John 20:22 (NIV)

Read:

On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” John 7:37-38 (NIV)

Reflect:

One of my favorite seasons of the year is summer. The days are long and many of us have more time to enjoy outdoors. Whether I am playing outside, going for a walk, enjoying a beautiful sunset after a sun-filled day, there’s something so delicious about a glass of water. Nothing cools me down faster and tastes quite as fresh as ice cold water on a hot summer day. 

During the last day of The Festival of the Tabernacles Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.” John 7:37 (NIV) The “thirst” that Jesus is referring to goes beyond ice cold water. No matter how refreshing it may feel after I drink it, it only provides me with temporary satisfaction. Instead, what Jesus offers us all is that no matter what we thirst for, he is the one that could truly satisfy through a personal relationship with him. 

React:

We all thirst for something. Whether it’s love, achievement, significance, belonging, or comfort, we long for something to quench our thirst. Jesus is the only one that satisfies. Would you believe in the one who is willing to quench your thirst? 

Pray:

Jesus, thank you that no matter my thirst, you are the one who truly satisfies it.