He who believes in Me {who trusts in, adheres to, and relies on Me}, as the Scripture has said, ‘from his innermost being will flow continually rivers of living water.’

John 7:38 AMP

This passage is Jesus talking to a crowd near the Tabernacle at the end of the Feast of Booths in Jerusalem (one of 3 Jewish festivals where people lived in makeshift shelters for 7 days to commemorate the Israelites wandering in the wilderness and living in tents).

Can you imagine no longer being thirsty?

Before Jesus made this statement,He called out to the crowds telling them if they are thirsty to come to Him…

These dog days of summer have been so hot! Because of the heat, I have not gone too far without my water bottle!! The heat makes me thirsty and being thirsty makes me anxious if I don’t have an option to “wet my whistle”.

Jesus is declaring when we come to Him in belief of who He is, we will have streams of living water to refresh us.

The living water He provides will satisfy us as well as others.

It will never end.

Being replenished sure sounds good, doesn’t it?

What do you need replenishment from?

Grief?

Sickness?

Loneliness?

Work fatigue?

Raising a family fatigue?

Financial fatigue?

Pain?

Endless waiting?

Insomnia?

The list can be endless.

The day to day of life can also be as draining as a crisis, can’t it??

Wouldn’t you like to dip your cup into living water that continually flows?

Jesus says it’s pretty easy…but, easier said than done on our own effort:

We must believe in Him.

That belief means we trust Him and rely on Him…

When I take a drink of cold water on a hot day, the heat of the day doesn’t change…what is altered is the soothing inside of me as the water goes down.

Also, one drink is not enough…I will require another and another to satisfy the need to soothe what is dry and parched.

The same goes with our belief in Jesus: Saying I believe can quench the first part of my thirst.

Living for Jesus, leaning on Him, spending time with Him, growing in Him is the living water He offers…which continually flows.

It’s replenishing through the pain and illness, in the grief and loneliness, while the bills are being paid and the family is being raised…

The inside is being soothed as the outside weathers on.

Continually flowing living water sounds peaceful in its neverending provision…

Drink up.