MAY 31

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

Revelation 22:17

“’And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!’ And let him who hears say, ‘Come!’ And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.”

Revelation 22:1

“And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.”

John 8:12

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

John 18:36

“Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.’”

2 Corinthians 6:17

“Therefore “Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”

Matthew 15:18

“But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.”

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We will be reading from a book by Erwin Lutzer, President of Moody Bible Institute.  It’s a short book about Christ’s sacrifice for us.  It’s called simply, “For Us.”

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Please read   ~  John 4:4-26 ~  It’s too long to put on here.  It’s the story of Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well.

“I thirst.”

The One who  called Himself the Living Water is thirsty ~ what irony!  Jesus has given up the privileges of deity to drink the “cup of wrath” prepared for Him at full strength.  He would do no miracle here to spare Himself one tiny bit of punishment for our sins.

But I think this was more than physical thirst.  We’re all born with an emptiness inside that can only be filled by God.  The Bible often compares it to thirst.  For the first time in His life ~ the first and only time in eternity ~ Jesus is separated from God and feels that longing.  

He thirsts.

Our world offers us so many vain ways to satisfy that emptiness we’ve all felt.  Take a good, hard look at your life today.  Have you tried to fill your longing with security, money, human love, or anything other than God?  What has it cost you in pain and disappointment?  Turn back and drink freely from the well of Living Water!

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