Living Waters

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/21/living-water-3

God through Moses provided the Israelites with water from the rock as we saw in my devotional commentary yesterday. But instead of speaking to the rock as instructed by God, Moses used his tried and tested method of his staff. His disobedience displeased the LORD and as a result he was not permitted to enter the Promised Land. Nevertheless the provision of God throughout their 40-year sojourn in the wilderness is celebrated by the Jews through the Feast of the Tabernacles and one of the things they do is to have a water pouring ritual to remind them of God’s provision of water through the rock.

Like the water drawn from the well by the Samaritan woman for Jesus, water refreshes and quenches our thirst. The same way water from the rock sustained the Israelites, water makes sure that our bodies remain hydrated. Besides the air we breathe and the food that we eat, living creatures need water to live. Animals sometimes travel for miles in search of water during a drought and wildebeest brave crocodiles to drink water from the edge of the river.

Yet as essential is water to humans, Jesus talks about us having living waters flowing from within us. If we were to drink from Him, we will never become thristy as He is the living water. The source of eternal waters which is the Holy Spirit given after Christ was glorified and thus fully accessible by us as believers in this post-Christ era of the church.

With the Holy Spirit living in us, practically our spirit is revived and refreshed daily as we wake and get ready to face the world again every morning. We shouldn’t be down or discouraged as we have the source of living waters flowing inside us. Like water refreshed a bouquet of Ecuadorian flowers in today’s ODB’s life story, the living water inside us will revive and refresh our spirit and empowers us to soar with wings like an eagle. Like an eagle, we will able to see far into the horizon of an exciting future full of exploits for God. Jesus has much more in store for us than the job we hold and the life we live right now. More adventures from and for God await us as we allow the living waters to flow freely within us!

Life can be dreary, boring and lifeless but with the living waters of the Holy Spirit, life lived for God will surely be a sparkle, exciting and even a spectacle! Hallelujah! Praise the name of the Lord forever and ever!