Scripture Post #655: *LIVING WATER*

John 4:

13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 

14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. 

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Context:

John 4:4: "And he must needs go through Samaria."

V. 5: "Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph."

V. 6: "Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour."

V. 7: "There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink."

V. 8: "(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)"

V. 9: "Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans."

V. 10: "Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water."

V. 11: "The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?"

V. 12: "Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?"

V. 13: "Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:"

V. 14: "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."

The flesh can never be satisfied. Galatians 5:19-21 describes the works of the flesh as various sins. Sin can't be satisfied; it'll alway leave you longing more of it. You'll thirst again and again, feeling incomplete without it—your sin becomes your addiction. Romans 6:16 basically states that you're a slave to that which you obey. Meaning, sin becomes your Master if you serve it by giving into it. But JESUS… But JESUS came to give us *LIVING WATER* that produces eternal life! In our spirit we serve GOD, never having to be thirsty for sin again! Because there's no void GOD can't fill. Living water is spiritual. And it belongs to every blood-bought Believer. We never have to thirst because JESUS provides living water to forever refresh our spirits. We'll never thirst in CHRIST. We shall not want (Psalm 23:1)! Our cups runneth over (Psalm 23:5)!

Gal. 5:16: "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."

V. 19: "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,"

V. 20: "Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

V. 21: "Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God."

Rom. 6:16: "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?"

Psalm 23:1: "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want."

Psalm 23:5: "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over."

 

Originally Published: Sun. 6/29/14