Think
back to the last time you were thirsty. I'm
talking super-duper thirsty. That
thirsty that says I'll drink out of the same cup as a total stranger with those
bumps on their lips thirsty. The only
thing I can think about is getting that cool, refreshing, long lasting relief
drink. I just ate a saltine cracker with
peanut butter and it's sticking on the way down kind of thirsty. The kind of
thirsty that if I don't get a drink, and keep on drinking, then I will not live
kind of thirsty! It's the only thing I can think about thirsty.
Drinkable
liquids are essential for human life.
The number one liquid being; that’s right, you guessed it… Sweet
tea! For us here in the south there is
nothing greater than sweet tea that is made right. You have to add the sweetness to the tea
while it is still hot before cooling it down with ice. Wow!
Makes me want to go to the nearest golden arches drive-thru and say,
“One sweet tea please!”
Okay,
in reality, the most important liquid for life is water. You may be reading this and wondering when the
last time you were thirsty enough to drink a big, ice cold, refreshing glass of
water. Many people go through life
trying to avoid water at all cost. They
will drink anything and everything except water. No
matter how thirsty they are; they refuse to drink water. Even when a paid, professional doctor tells
them to drink water; they don’t. We
often don’t recognize how important water is until we don’t have any
available. A summer drought hits or a
water main breaks causing us to pay a little more attention to our need.
How thirsty are you right now? While reading this article, have you thought
about getting a drink? Are you on the
verge of dehydration every day, but do not even know it? Do you want water, the best liquid known; or
do you want to substitute the best with something less valuable? Of course there are other things that are
good to drink, and good for you too.
However, what is the best? The
best is water! Our thirst is a powerful
indicator of a deep and real need. Hydration
is necessary for sustaining life. Here is what the Bible reads about thirst. Psalm 42:1-2 (NLT) “As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God...”
How thirsty are you? Do you want a drink of the best? More than water, do you thirst for God? God desires a relationship with you! The next time you take a drink of water, or
even sweet tea, ask yourself if you are going after God in a similar manner to
that deer going after the streams of water.
Are you thirsty? Are you filling that thirst with the
best? Are you filling that longing deep
inside of you with the living God?
Nothing else satisfies real, physical thirst like water. Nothing
else will ever satisfy you in this life either, except Jesus.
Jesus
said this about the difference between the water from a well and what he gives to
people who come to Him in John 4:13-14 (NLT), “Anyone
who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will
never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”
In
Christ Alone and continuing in prayer,
Chad (Senior Pastor, Henderson General Baptist Church)
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