Holy Spirit: Water

“But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

John 4:14 NKJV

I took my children hiking in the badlands of South Dakota one summer. It must have been nearly one hundred degrees that day. We each took a pint bottle of water with us. The scenery was fantastic. The walk was exhilarating. The thirst became a problem before we reached our destination. We had all finished our water with not quite a mile to go. We could have used a fountain of living water that never ran dry.

Jesus spoke of the Holy Spirit as a river of living water. (John 7) Since the Holy Spirit is God, the third person of the Trinity, He is unlimited in power and supply. This world can be a lot more difficult to walk through than the badlands. We are constantly confronted with sin and the call to accept sinful behaviors as normal and good. We can get worn out and long for a refreshing drink of truth and life. The Holy Spirit wants to give that to us every day. Our need is not to look at the empty bottles that we have and bemoan our troubles, but it is to call on Him to refill them give us the life giving water of joy, peace and truth to carry on our walk with Christ. 

Dear Father, Please fill our bottles anew each day with the life giving water of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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