Thirst

Thirst. That time of the year is coming up when the temperature down south is about to get HOT. When we have to spend time outside in the heat, it is easy to get thirsty. We loose a lot of fluid from sweating and we have the need to drink water to keep ourselves hydrated. This brings us to the fifth saying of Christ on the Cross. “After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), ‘I thirst.’” - John 19:28.

This is the only time out of the seven sayings from the Cross that Christ references His own physical pain and suffering. Out of all the pain that He has endured so far, it seems kind of odd that He would worry about being thirsty. But He said what He did to fulfill what the Scriptures said about the Messiah (Psalm 69:21).

He became thirsty so that we would never have to thirst again. This is what He told the woman at the well: “Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’” - John 4:13-14.

He is the Living Water so that when we accept Him as our Savior we will never have to utter the words “I thirst”. He becomes in us a spring of water that satisfies our every need. Are you thirsty?  Do you have the Living Water?  He wants to quench that thirst you have in your life for truth. Come to the well of Living Water and drink.

Have a great day and God bless.