Scriptures:
Exodus 17:1-7
Psalm
95
Romans 5:1-11
John 4:5-42.
We have chosen the familiar story of Jesus and the
Samaritan woman at the well from John 4, where Jesus tells her about the
"Living Water" she can enjoy. Have you ever noticed how many times the Bible
uses water as an analogy? Actually 436
verses contain the word "water",
and it's central in this story. In the Old
Testament, we're to thirst after God as we thirst for water. God is called the fountain of Life. As our bodies hunger and thirst, so do our
souls. But our souls need spiritual food and water which is found
through reading the Bible and our faith in Jesus Christ.
Several years ago we worked outside in
the hot sun. In fact we were there from
sun up
till sun down many days, and we would take water with us to drink throughout
the day. But sometimes we would get so
busy "doing the busy work" that we wouldn't take time to stop and
refresh ourselves with the cool drink of the water we had before us! It's so easy to get caught up in our busy
everyday comings and goings that it's easy to forget about the spiritual water
that refreshes our soul. We need to stop
and take time to turn to the One who provides our every need, who fills us with
Living Water for each day of our life, forever!
Prayer: Our most
loving God, we thank you for providing the living water we can find in no other
place but through you. We humbly ask that
our marriage be continually refreshed so our life will be an example of your
love to all those with whom we come into contact. In Jesus name, Amen.
Ron & Carol Werker
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