To drink from Him is to experience Him, trust Him, and depend on Him. When we drink from the Lord, we are satisfied. He is the only one who can deeply and truly satisfy us. All else fails in comparison to the Lord. In John 7 Jesus says, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." It goes on to say, "By this He meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive."(37-39) Christ literally tells us here that if we are in need of satisfaction or someone to depend on, He is the only one to turn to. All other "fountains" will not bring satisfaction. He says that streams of living water will flow within those who trust and believe in Him. This is a promise that the Holy Spirit, our Counselor, will be within us the moment we accept Christ. Christ in us, the Living Water.
In John 4 a Samaritan woman is at a well with Jesus. He asks her to give Him a drink but she believes she shouldn't do so. He responds by saying, " If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water." He doesn't just say water, but "Living Water". He means the Holy spirit, a water that doesn't leave anyone thirsty. Christ goes on to say "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." (13-14) We are blessed with the Holy Spirit who lives within us, giving us life abundantly, satisfying all of our needs. The same Holy Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead now lives in you and me. In 1 Corinthians 3:16 Paul says, "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells within you?" The Spirit inside of us is what Jesus meant when He promised that "streams of living water will flow from within you." And lastly, Jesus tells us in John 16 that "it is for your benefit that I go away because if I don't go away the Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send Him to you." He believes that the Spirit living in us is greater than having Christ standing before us.
-We must spend as much time listening as talking to the Lord.
-We are able to experience fellowship with the Lord through the Holy Spirit. (2 Corinthians 13:13)
-24 hours a day we have the opportunity to interact with Him.
The Spirit of the Lord is living inside you, blessing you with streams of Living Water.
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