“Rivers of Living Water”

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” (John 7:38)

God employed the symbol of water flowing through a person when answering Judah’s frustration at His disregard for their fasting. “’Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen?’” (Isaiah 58:3) God answered that their calloused hearts made their worship unacceptable. God counseled “If you take away the yoke (of exploitation) from your midst, the pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness, if you extend your soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then … the Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought … and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.” (9-11)

Jesus offered “living water” to satisfy spiritual thirst and give eternal life. (John 4:14; 7:37) But He also promised the heart so benefited would become a conduit through which would flow “rivers of living water.” (John 7:38) Those who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ would become influenced by His Spirit to the extent they would “let this mind be in (them) that was also in Christ Jesus,” (Phil 2:5) - looking out for the “interest of others.” (4) and “esteeming others better than themselves.”(3) They would “overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:21) and they would let their lights shine to glorify God. (Matt 5:16)

The promise remains for us today. As living water refreshes us, we can effectively minister to others to God’s glory – allowing the rivers of living water to flow through our hearts. In so doing, we’ll be “His own special people, zealous for good works.” (Titus 2:14)

Brian Beck

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