The Living Water

UV 3193/10000 The Living Water
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God
Psalm 42 v 2
Living in this darkened world, our souls often become parched as dry land that cracks up in a famine. We are then most thirsty for the hope of eternal life that the living God gives us. The Word of God is described as the living water that can help us live life strong and victorious as it quenches our inner thirst. When we store the Word in our hearts as a camel stores water in its hump to endure the heat of the desert, we are enabled to be resilient, hopeful and we are able to endure great hardship. When we speak the rivers of life-giving, life-sustaining and life enhancing water that flows from our hearts are the Words of eternal life that Jesus gave us. The word is the pure river of the water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne or the mouth of God and of His Son Jesus. The Holy Spirit helps us navigate this river. This river empties into the ocean of God’s agape or unconditional love- Jesus.
In the absence of God, our lives would be just a vale of tears. We would be flooded with sorrows and drowning in our own tears. We would be oppressed and defeated by the enemy. It is the fountain of blood of Jesus that washes us clean and the fountain of living waters of His word that refreshes us, renews us, reinvigorates us, imbues us with power, purpose and meaning. We no longer need to go around moping or mourning or wallowing in self pity. The living God does not want us to wilt in front of our challenges and problems. But He desires us to call out from the depths of our hearts to the depths of His heart.
Though our thirst is satisfied, we are not satiated or saturated for we can drink even more and keep drinking or meditating on the Word of the Lord. Our minds should not be like broken cisterns that do not retain the water poured into it. Our hearts should be like the hart that longs for the refreshing water of a river flowing through the forest of life. The water is crystal clear like a mountain stream as it is pure, uncomplicated, simple to understand and apply to our lives. As we imbibe the water of life, the Lord fills us with wisdom, joy, peace, power and grace. Life is no longer too heavy an yoke for us to bear. The Psalmist in this uni-verse asks the rhetorical question, “ When can I meet Him?” The Word answers that we can boldly enter His presence through the Blood of the Lamb. We can meet Him any time and all the time for He is with us and in us as Immanuel. We have 24 x7 access to the Living God and the Living water. We can keep returning to Him for our every need. The word “thirst” means a deep, persistent and crying need. The Word contains the spiritual seed to meet our earthly as well as eternal need.