Are You Thirsty?
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John 7:37–38
Jesus stood up in the middle of a crowd and said something incredibly simple: “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.” Everyone gets thirsty. Our bodies have a way of telling us when something is missing. But there’s another kind of thirst that can be harder to recognize.
We thirst for peace. Purpose. Acceptance. Hope. We want to know that our lives matter and that we’re loved. And when that thirst shows up, we start looking for something to satisfy it. Success. Money. Relationships. Approval. Staying busy. Sometimes we even convince ourselves that if we could just get one more thing, we’d finally feel full.
Jesus offers something completely different. He doesn’t say, “Try harder.” He says, “Come to Me.” And He doesn’t just promise enough to get us through the day. Jesus says that whoever believes in Him will have “rivers of living water” flowing from within. John explains that Jesus was speaking about the Holy Spirit. Jesus isn’t offering us a temporary refill. He’s offering us a new source.
Maybe the question today isn’t whether you’re thirsty. We all have places inside us that need to be filled. The better question might be: Where have you been going for a drink? Jesus is inviting us to stop searching everywhere else for something that can only truly be found in Him.
Today’s thought: What have I been asking to satisfy something that only Jesus can fill?
Circle up!
Shannon Formby, Founder of My Faith Journey
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