Devotional for Saturday, November 19, 2016
“The Living Water Within Us”
by Dona Hake
Today let us meditate upon the living water of the Lord Jesus Christ. When we receive Him as Savior , He comes to reside within us, and He is a never ending source of life, light, and love. He is a spring of water within us that never runs dry! If we do not keep our eyes on Jesus we can be lured into seeking our satisfaction in things other than Him. Remember….the devil will come in the form of light and good things. When we are not drawing upon the grace of God, and seeking Him with our whole heart, we can be deceived, and end up seeking to quench our thirst with the things this world tries to offer us. If we do not keep our eyes solely on Him even our blessings can become a distraction, so let us beware that as our soul thirsts that we are going to Him for every need. Jesus explained to the woman at the well the meaning of the true spring of water that only He gives.
John 4:13-14 Amplified Bible
“Jesus answered her, All who drink of this water will be thirsty again.
But whoever takes a drink of the water that I will give him shall never, no never, be thirsty any more. But the water that I will give him shall become a spring of water welling up (flowing, bubbling) [continually] within him unto (into, for) eternal life.”
But whoever takes a drink of the water that I will give him shall never, no never, be thirsty any more. But the water that I will give him shall become a spring of water welling up (flowing, bubbling) [continually] within him unto (into, for) eternal life.”
When you feel life problems and this world draining you of your strength and peace, stop and drink and soak up His living water within you that will strengthen and refresh your soul. Know that it will continue to nourish you, and it has no end. As this scripture translation says, His water “shall become a spring of water welling up (flowing, bubbling, continually…”) This gives such a beautiful image of His living water at work in our souls. It truly is the life flow from which we can draw upon whenever we meet uncertainty and overwhelming problems. God is gracious and He ever lives to cause that living water to minister and refresh us deep within!