Quench this Thirst

John 4:13-14

New Living Translation (NLT)

 ¹³ Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. ¹⁴ But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”

"My soul longs for you, nothing else will do. He'll come like the rain. Come like the rain. Let it rain." 
-My Soul Longs for YOU Misty Edwards


Water is vital for survival. Rain comes down and quenches the thirsty earth. We find food to eat in the water. We drink the water which is fuel to our body. Yet no matter how many times we drink of this water we always end up thirsty. If we drink of the water Jesus offers his Holy Spirit will quench our thirst. 


Yesterday I was fasting from food, but I heard that I should do a dry fast as well. So after a bit of praying I decided to obey. It was a challenge all day long, I gave up food but I wasn't hungry. I was thirsty, so very thirsty. I wanted to drink water so badly. My mouth was dry. My throat was aching. My lips burned. I felt so weak, but I just continued to go to God for strength and I was able to endure the day. 


At fellowship I realized something. If I was dying of thirst and continued to quench this thirst with the wrong things it would bring me suffering. If I continued to fill myself with things other than Jesus I would always end up thirsty and eventually I would die. For temptation gives birth to sin and sin to death. 


I must fill myself up with Jesus. I must fill myself with his love, and his word. I must continue to come to him so that I will no longer be thirsty. I am just a bottle. It is my choice to remove the cap and let him fill me. It is my choice to put all things aside and let him have his way in me. 


This time of fasting brought many epiphanies to me and I thank God. I want to do so many things, but just sitting there wishing they would happen isn't going to get me anywhere. I must act to see these things happen. Just because I don't find anything when I read the bible doesn't mean I'll stop reading. If I stop reading I'll never get anywhere. It is better to do something than to do nothing. I'll eventually get where I need to be. Talk is cheap, I must work on turning my words into actions. 

Jeremiah 42:6

New Living Translation (NLT)

⁶ Whether we like it or not, we will obey the Lord our God to whom we are sending you with our plea. For if we obey him, everything will turn out well for us.”