Living Water!
Good Morning Holy Spirit - Daily Devotion
Good Morning Friend, Isn't it amazing to know how God speaks directly to us & our situation? He is a living God and His presence is with us guiding us in all truths!
We were reminded in our yesterday's devotion on one of the characteristic of living thing is Growth and how we can grow by all means that makes us prosper (Click here).
The other essential element for living things is Water.Water carries nutrients to all cells in our body and oxygen to our brain. Water allows the body to absorb and assimilate minerals, vitamins, amino acids, glucose and other substances. Most vitally, water flushes out toxins and waste which helps us to live.
Living water is a biblical term used in both old and New testament. In Jeremiah 2:13 and 17:13, the prophet describes God as "the spring of living water" John 4: 14 Jesus says "but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
What kind of water Jesus was referring to? Why He said that water will help the woman to eternal life?
Jesus gives us the answer in John 7: 38-39 "38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
Jesus used “water” as a symbol for the Holy Spirit! Holy Spirit dwells in us when we accepted Him.He seal us and fill us. Rivers of living water are flowing out of believers (that is us). This living water (Holy Spirit) flushes out all the toxins from our life (sinful nature) and enable us to bear the fruits of the spirit and welling us up to eternal life.
The reason for reiterating multiple times to meditate the scripture is we will know and experience Him more in our life leading us to eternal life, which the God desires for us.
The Holy Spirit presence is with us always directing our every step according to the scripture, convicting/alerting us when we deviate from the plan He has set for us. The plan is to prosper us and not to harm us.
Have a blessed day!Justina Stephen
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