March 25
Real Refreshment
“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.”
John 7:37b (NKJV)
For my people have done two evil things: They have forsaken me—the fountain of living water. And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns that can hold no water at all!
Jeremiah 2:13 (NLT)
When we lived in San Antonio, Texas, our guests marveled at how wonderful our water tasted. Our tap water, you see, came from the Edward’s Aquifer—a giant reservoir beneath much of South Texas.
Rain would soak the soil and pass through hundreds of feet of limestone—nature’s own purification system—and collect in caverns underground. The result was purely delicious water!
God compares himself to this type of cool, refreshing water. This Living Water satisfies our souls like nothing else, but for some reason, we don’t believe it. Instead, we venture far from the reservoir in search of “better stuff.” This venture is like tapping into a broken cistern—leaking and tainted by who knows what. We haul up the dregs, pour it down our throats with a vengence and wonder why we're not satisfied. For some reason, we just don't get it. Our thirst for living water, our thirst for the divine is not quenched.
Only God can truly satisfy our thirst for life.
Have you tasted His water? Have you left your His love for something else? If so, what keeps you from returning to His well that never runs dry? When you tire of broken cisterns, just remember, His invitation stands, “Come!”
Lord, speak to our hearts. Forgive us for wandering. Refresh our souls as we return to You. Amen.
Real Refreshment
“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.”
John 7:37b (NKJV)
For my people have done two evil things: They have forsaken me—the fountain of living water. And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns that can hold no water at all!
Jeremiah 2:13 (NLT)
When we lived in San Antonio, Texas, our guests marveled at how wonderful our water tasted. Our tap water, you see, came from the Edward’s Aquifer—a giant reservoir beneath much of South Texas.
Rain would soak the soil and pass through hundreds of feet of limestone—nature’s own purification system—and collect in caverns underground. The result was purely delicious water!
God compares himself to this type of cool, refreshing water. This Living Water satisfies our souls like nothing else, but for some reason, we don’t believe it. Instead, we venture far from the reservoir in search of “better stuff.” This venture is like tapping into a broken cistern—leaking and tainted by who knows what. We haul up the dregs, pour it down our throats with a vengence and wonder why we're not satisfied. For some reason, we just don't get it. Our thirst for living water, our thirst for the divine is not quenched.
Only God can truly satisfy our thirst for life.
Have you tasted His water? Have you left your His love for something else? If so, what keeps you from returning to His well that never runs dry? When you tire of broken cisterns, just remember, His invitation stands, “Come!”
Lord, speak to our hearts. Forgive us for wandering. Refresh our souls as we return to You. Amen.
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