Are you thirsty?

"...where then do you get that living water?"--John 4:11

"She said to Him 'Sir you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep; where then do you get that living water?'"--John 4:11.  The conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan woman that occurs when Jesus asks her for a drink at the well.  This is among my favorite accounts in the Bible.  There are several lessons that can be learned from this account.  First, Jesus knows everything about us.  Second, the gospel message is for everyone.  And third, Jesus offers something better than anything we could ever ask for.

Are you thirsty?  When the Samaritan woman poses the question to Jesus about the living water, she is still thinking on physical terms. Jesus' response in John 4:13-14 to the question is that whoever drinks of the water she is drawing will thirst again but whoever drinks of the water Jesus gives will never thirst again.  This water that Jesus gives will be a spring of eternal life. The hope (assurance) we have in Christ should make us desire more of Him.  The woman was initially thinking on physical needs before she was thinking of spiritual needs.  Jesus addresses our greatest need, salvation. Jesus quenches our spiritual thirst.

We need to have this thirst for Christ and His Word. I think it's awesome when I see some of my instructors here at the Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver who have been studying the Bible for so long are still digging in the Word because they are still thirsty for the living water that is offered in its pages. But simply studying the Word is not enough, we must apply it.  If you desire this living water, we must first commit to Christ. Click here to study more on what that means. If you have committed to Christ but haven't gotten into His Word for a while. Get back into it starting with this account which is found in John 4:7-30.