Jesus stood up and shouted, “If you are thirsty, come to me and drink! ~ John 7:37b (CEV)
Jesus, I need another drink of your water. My life is dry and I am starting to feel faint. I've been drinking from the wrong bottle -- silly manufactured drinks that end up making me more thirsty. But you quench thirst like no other. Please come refresh my life as I come to you. My cup is in hand and I am expecting you. Amen.Challenging Words
- faint -- the sense of having no energy, perhaps dizziness, disoriented, not fully aware of what is happening
- manufactured -- something that is produced on a large scale, something that is unnatural, less than real, less than honest, unhealthy
- quench -- stop thirst. For example, when we drink water it stops us from being thirsty. It quenches thirst. Cola drinks, on the other hand, while tasting good and temporarily refreshing, do not quench thirst because the caffeine in them makes people urinate more. So they end up having less liquid in their bodies and are thirsty for more. There are things in life that are temporarily refreshing but do not in the long-run quench our spiritual thirst.
