I Thirst – audio

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It is very natural for one to get thirsty.  When one does get thirsty, a cool glass of water can quench it.  As Jesus hung on the cross, He cried:  “I thirst (John 19:28)!”  A vessel of sour wine was offered Him on hyssop; upon receiving it, He cried:  “It is finished (John 19:29-30)!”  He then died.

Long before He died, Jesus encountered a woman of Samara at Jacob’s well.  She came to draw water, and yet Jesus offered her living water.  Upon hearing about it, she said, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, not come here to draw (John 4:15).”  When she learned something of value, she thirsted for it!

There are some things of great value we must thirst for:

• “My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.  When shall I come and appear before God (Psalm 42:2).”
• “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled (Matthew 5:6).”
• “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me [Jesus] and drink.  He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water (John 7:37-38).”

Are you thirsting?  Come to Christ, and he will quench your thirst!