My people have committed a compound sin:
they’ve walked out on me, the fountain
Of fresh flowing waters, and then dug cisterns—
cisterns that leak, cisterns that are no better than sieves.
JOHN 4:14 (CEB)
Jesus: Whoever drinks from the water that I will give will never be thirsty again. The water that I give will become in those who drink it a spring of water that bubbles up into eternal life.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
When it comes to the life-giving water of Jesus, accept no life-threatening substitutes.
DAILY FODDER
How does one know that the water he or she drinks is the best water? How is Jesus' water received?
PRAYER
Faithful God, you sent your Son into the world to refresh our lives with the water he gives. I'm grateful that it is so readily available. Forgive us for our feeble attempts to dig our own wells. Continue to send your water my way. I'm going to drink and bath in the life of Jesus until mine is forever saturated. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
