Living Water

When you think of water, what comes to mind? The list might include the beach, bottled drinking water, floods, fishing, or waterskiing. Estimates vary, but somewhere between 70 and 75 percent of the earth's surface is covered with water. Water is necessary for life. In some organisms, up to 90 percent of their body weight comes from water. Up to 60 percent of the human body is water: your brain is 70 percent water, blood is 82 percent water, and the lungs are nearly 90 percent water.

In John 4.10 Jesus told a woman that asked Him for water, "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." The living water that Jesus offers the woman is a metaphor for God and the life He offers. It's the living water of life that quenches the parched lips of the thirsty. Her response, however, tells us she doesn't yet understand: "Sir, you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water?" Jesus answers her: "Everyone who drinks from this well water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

We live in a land of spiritually thirsty people. They're our friends, neighbors, co-workers, and family. Like Jesus, we can seek them out by asking questions and relating to their everyday needs and concerns. As you do so, remember not to force them to drink - but rather help them along on their path to God.

Question to consider: Is there someone in your life who is spiritually thirsty? Is there someone you can point toward Jesus?