Spring of Water

"Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again.  The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life" (John 4:13-14 ESV).

Jesus was talking to the Samaritan woman while He rested at the well.  The woman made a daily trek to the well off peak hours but Jesus was there because He had an appointment with her.  Little did she know it.

The water she dipped out of that well kept her coming back because she got thirsty again.  Jesus used this example to invite her to drink of the water He could supply that would be an everflowing supply for life.  She'd never be thirsty again and the water Jesus could give her would be a "spring of water welling up."  The emptiness within her could, at last, be filled and satisfied.

"Welling up" implies to me, full and overflowing, abundant, and it just keeps coming  and coming.  The water Jesus gives is living water and comes with an unlimited supply.

Those of us with plants know we make our daily rounds to give them a drink.  The best though is when it rains.  We can let God water them.  There's a difference.  It is obvious in the plants' response.  Water from the tap vs God's water from the sky.  The 'heavenly' water makes the plants sit up, take notice and grow better.  I kid you not!

Truly the water Jesus gives is the best.  When we read the Word of God to refresh our souls and learn of Him we grow a whole lot better in response.  God's word versus the 101 other things we may imbibe like the daily news, which can depress us or make us agitated and angry; movies of all kinds or certain computer video games that steal our time and mental capacity.

What are we followers of Jesus Christ watering our souls with?  What are we thirsty for?  Let's drink the water Jesus gives that can become "a spring of water welling up to eternal life".  There's quality and quantity in this living water.

                                                 ~ ERC  April 2025 ~

Based on John 4:12-14.

Sing, Living Waters, along with the Getty's.