How Thirsty Are You?

Correction: In yesterday's Freedom Fighter entry I said that Neil Fichthorn was the one who asked for the new piano. It was Dr. Dan Betzer, who served as a pastor in Florida, not Neil. Neil relayed the story to me.

HOW THIRSTY ARE YOU?

“…whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst” (John 4:1-6;14).

Decisions we make each day can turn around and make us! In a study at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Eric Klinger found out that we made anywhere from 300-1700 decisions every day of our lives. Many are simple decisions; some are complex, but often they can make for a good or not so good start for the day.

Scripture tells us that Jesus decided to go through Samaria – He had to or “must needs go through!” Was it comfortable for Him? Could He have decided otherwise? It made the route to Galilee twice as long. But He came to do the will of the Father and it was His will to meet a woman at the well. To her the meeting looked like an accident. It wasn’t. It never is when Jesus meets us.

No Jew should be associating with a Samaritan (v. 9 & 10). Jesus had a different end in view that quenching His thirst. He wanted to excite a spiritual desire in the Samaritan woman’s mind. As she debates about how and where to worship, Jesus compels her to understand internal worship. Jesus knows what is in each of us (John 2:25) and He approached this woman with her thirst – a thirst only He would fill.

He sees your unsatisfied longings. Give Him your discontent, what you lack, your frustrations, and He will meet you where you are. He is water to our souls. He tells you today, “I will pour water on him who is thirsty, I will pour floods upon the dry ground” (Isaiah 44:3). A twentieth century hymnwriter, Lucy J. Rider, wrote, “Come to the fountain, there’s fullness in Jesus, all that you’re longing for: come and be glad!” -- Rev. John Hibbard serves on the Board of Trustees at America's KESWICK and is the Sunday morning chapel service speaker at the Colony of Mercy Chapel. Services at 10:30 AM each Sunday morning.

God's WORD for YOU: Proverbs 31; 2 Chronicles 13-14; John 12:1-26

Great Quote: How many Christians are there who pray every Sunday in church, "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done!" without ever realizing the spiritual implications of such intercession! What are we praying for? Should we edit that prayer so that it becomes a confrontation: "My kingdom go, Lord; let Thy kingdom come!" Certainly His kingdom can never be realized in my life until my own selfish kingdom is deposed. It is when I resign, when I am no longer king of my domain that Jesus Christ will become king of my life. A. W. Tozer