There
was this big festival Jesus attended, and it was the last and “greatest day.” That’s usually the day that people have had
their fill of all things fun and good. Bellies are full, pleasure was experienced, it was
time to go home.
Interestingly
enough, Jesus stood up and said “in a loud voice,” “LET ANYONE WHO IS THIRSTY COME TO ME AND
DRINK.” This is interesting to me because everyone there had been enjoying
the festivities which surely included drinking to their fill. Yet Jesus knew that what they drank did not
quench their true thirst.
He
then offers rivers of living water flowing from within each of them. Notice – he didn’t offer them more to drink
physically. He offered them fullness –
inside.
Again,
Jesus performs miracles by providing for people – but the biggest miracle of
all that He wanted to provide was satisfaction from within – the kind that
lasts forever.
Today
I’m going to consider how often it is that I get down to pray and what
percentage of my prayer is spent asking for things, instead of asking for Him. And then I'm going to open wide and drink...
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