Numbers 23:27-24:25; Proverbs 21:12-22:16; Luke 1:1-25
Whoever drinks of this water…but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give… John 4:13-14 NKJV
What a beautiful truth we discover in the two different tenses of the verb Jesus used for “drink” when speaking to the Samaritan woman: “Whoever [continues to drink] of this water will thirst again, but whoever [takes one drink] of the water that I shall give him will never thirst”. The point Jesus was making? At best, physical water—any physical satisfaction provided by this world only quenches our thirst temporarily, requiring a never-ending quest for contentment. But the water Jesus offers, spiritual water, quenches our spiritual longings once and for all! Christian, take this Water to some thirsty soul today. —Brian Cretney
I heard the voice of Jesus say, behold I freely give,
The living water, thirsty one, stoop down and drink and live. —Horatius Bonar