Thirsty?

“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.”

John 7:37 (NKJV)

When we are spiritually thirsty, God wants us to ask Him for living water. God wants to show us that He can supply our every need. Here's what God does when we come to Him asking Him to quench our spiritual thirst. He reaches down with His omnipotent hand over the balcony of eternity and He smites the dry place and splits the rock, making a fountain gush forth.

Yes, God can turn a dry place into an ever-flowing spring.

That's why you don't have to be so thirsty in life: because the God you serve can take what seems to be a dry place, a hollow experience, or an arid season in your life, and from it, He can let you drink until you can't stand anymore.

Jesus promised, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.” He also said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” The Psalmist sang, “He satisfies the thirsty soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.”

You can't stop life from dehydrating you, from disappointing you, from draining you, especially if you're trying to walk by faith and not by sight. But what will you do with that thirst? How will you try to quench it?

I agree with Martyn Lloyd-Jones, who said, “The most vital question to ask about all who claim to be Christian is this: Have they a soul thirsty for God? ... Is their life centered on Him? Do they press forward more and more that they might know Him?”

You serve a God who can slake your thirst. Make the content of your prayer today a request for spiritual water. Ask Jesus for access to drink from the spring that is forever flowing and never runs dry. Bring your dehydrated life to His fountain, and He'll give you exactly what you need. And every time your life feels empty, God can take His pitcher and fill it from the ever-flowing water of His Spirit and pour it upon your life.