Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you

And who you are speaking to, you would ask me,

and I would give you living water.”

John 4:10

Have you ever eaten something salty and then for the next few hours you can’t get enough water? Figuratively speaking, there are many salty things in this world.  Interests and desires that make us thirsty for acceptance and fulfillment. We try to satisfy the thirst in a variety of unsatisfying ways, through people, or things or addictions. There is only one who can quench the thirsts that this salty world creates, and that is Christ alone. He is the Living Water. When we look to Him to quench our desire, we thirst no more. 

The women at the well tried to find fulfillment in husband after husband. Jesus knew her deepest needs and told her, “Those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” Oh the joy and satisfaction Jesus brings to our thirsty hearts! Take your thirsts to Him.

Questions to Ponder:

What does your heart long for today?

How can Jesus satisfy that desire?

Have you taken it to Him in prayer?

This is an except from my book, Pursuing God in the Quiet Places

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