Day 38: Thirsty?

Read: John 7:37-39

 John 7 | NIV Bible | YouVersion


Jesus invites anyone who is thirsty to come to Him.  And even more, anyone who believes in Him may come and drink, promising, “Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.”

What a promise!  Even in the desert seasons of our lives, we can be an oasis, a spring of living water.  As believers, we have the Holy Spirit dwelling inside each one of us, comforting us, teaching us, filling us, empowering us.  We need never run dry because the Holy Spirit lives in us!

Perhaps some of those desert days are meant to renew our thirst, to remind us of our utter dependence on the Holy Spirit for His life-giving water, not just to survive, but to thrive!

Are you feeling dry?  Are you thirsty?  Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you anew and to refresh you with his presence.  He longs to not only live in you, but to fill you to overflowing so that His abundance in you flows out to water and refresh everyone around you.  Spend time at His feet, drinking deeply from His Living Water.

 

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