You spoke my name yet again today,
It was a little before opening and I was starting my day at work. I was praying and asking Jesus to draw me closer to Him. And as I was feeling His Spirit draw closer, I felt a soft nudge of "read my word" and as dropped my line of site there sat our display bible already open. I smiled knowing this was His plan and excitedly headed over to the table it sat upon. The page it was opened to said in bold letters "Living Water," again I smiled knowing its what my heart longed for. "I have a kind of food you know nothing about... My nourishment comes from doing the will of God." John 4:31, 34
Living Water
In
Israel, a land that frequently experienced drought, people were keenly
aware of water sources and water quality. Springs and rivers that ran
all year were few, so the land relied on cisterns to catch and store the
winter rains and wells to tap underground water tables. In Jewish
culture, “dead water” referred to standing and stored water. “Living
water” referred to moving water, as in rivers, springs, and rainfall.
Such water was precious because it was fresh. Because it came directly
from God, it was used for ritual washings (see Lev 14:5-6, 50-51; 15:13; Num 19:17-19).
The
distinction between “dead” and “living” water explains why the woman of
Samaria was so perplexed when Jesus offered her living water (4:12). Samaria has no river. If Jacob had to dig a well there, how could Jesus offer superior water?
Jesus mentioned living water again in Jerusalem at the autumn Festival of Shelters (7:37-39).
The festival, which fell during a dry time of year, included an
emphasis on water. In this setting, Jesus stepped forward and made an
extravagant claim: Anyone looking for living water should come to him
and drink. Jesus is the source of living water; he came directly from
God and brought divine renewal.
NLT Study Bible
I am standing still and storing all that God has shown me, all that He has given me. I am dead water. He told me, "Go tell the World" I must move to live. I must use what He has shown me to flow and nourish. I must show others Jesus who lives in me because Jesus is the source.