https://odb.org/2024/01/30/a-refreshing-king
I think even without ever living in the desert, we may envisage the importance of having water. Like the air we breathe, we need water to live. Nearly 51% of our blood consists of water, and 60% of our bodies is H2O. You may say that water and air are the sources of life. While we may take air for granted as there is still air to breathe in polluted places, water is not so straightforward. Water needs to be fresh or treated to be drinkable by humans, whether as a direct source of hydration or for cooking or washing food. Thus, even though the Israelites spent 40 years in the wilderness, they actually spent most of their time at an oasis called Kadesh Barnea, where God provided them miraculously with a fresh water source from a rock.
Thus, Isaiah used the imagery of water to describe God. As kings and rulers reign in justice and righteousness, they will be like streams of water in the desert and a great rock in a thirsty land (Isaiah 32:2). In Psalm 42:1, the Psalmist sings that as the deer pants for water, my soul longs after you. Jesus described Himself as the source of living waters that whoever drinks of Him shall never thrist again John 4:14. Or if you believe in Jesus, you will have rivers of living water flow from within us John 7:37-39.
On the physical side, remember to drink lots of water to hydrate ourselves, especially in our tropical climate that is constantly hot. Our organs, especially our kidneys, need water. But look forward to the river of water of life where the tree of life will lie at each of its side, being accessible to us again in the new heaven and new earth Revelation 22:1. That is the source of eternal life, and we will only be able to partake of it if we believe in Jesus Christ that He died for our sins and was resurrected 3 days later. Follow Him and serve the LORD our God with all our heart, our soul, and our mind and love our neighbour as ourselves.
Ronnie's Thoughts 