Thirst….Come…Drink

 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring;--Isaiah 44:3

Dear Suzanne, Rebecca, Anna, and Mikayla,

What a wonderful prayer to pray for you, my children...and for my precious grandchildren. I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessings on your offspring! Glorious!

This is the verse that was always read on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles which celebrates God's deliverance, protection, and provision during Israel's wilderness wanderings. John's gospel tells us that on the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying: 

“...If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.  He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”--John 7:37-38

Jesus revealed Himself as the fulfillment of this verse in Isaiah. He is the One who would provide the living water that gives us eternal life. Jesus is the only One who can satisfy the thirsts that resides in the heart of every person.  We try to quench it with so many things both physical and emotional, but what we really need is Him.  

God will pour out His Spirit on those that come to Him and out of their hearts shall flow torrents of living water. Complete satisfaction is only found in Him. Those three words...thirsts...come...drink summarize the message of the Gospel.  First, there must be a recognition of need, then a coming to the Source and finally a receiving of what is needed to satisfy. Isaiah 12: 3 is also quoted on this last day of the feast.

Behold, God is my salvation,  I will trust and not be afraid;  ‘ For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’”Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation.--Isaiah 12:2-3

Jehovah is a Hebrew word for God meaning literally "the becoming one."  The name is important because it expresses what God wants to be to you. God desires to become whatever your need may be. The name Jesus means Jehovah is Salvation. He has become your salvation!  Don't settle for the endless and hopeless quests of finding permanent and lasting satisfaction in this world.  A relationship with Jesus will satisfy every longing in your heart.   It will cost you nothing.  It costs God the Father, the death of His Son on the cross at Calvary.  His redemptive work and His kingdom are for the benefit of all who are willing to come.

Love
Mom

Jesus' words in John echo Isaiah 55 which I have copied in its entirety below.

Isaiah 55

  “Ho! Everyone who thirsts,

      Come to the waters; 

      And you who have no money, 

      Come, buy and eat. 

      Yes, come, buy wine and milk 

      Without money and without price. 

       ² Why do you spend money for what is not bread, 

      And your wages for what does not satisfy? 

      Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, 

      And let your soul delight itself in abundance. 

       ³ Incline your ear, and come to Me. 

      Hear, and your soul shall live; 

      And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— 

      The sure mercies of David. 

       ⁴ Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people, 

      A leader and commander for the people. 

       ⁵ Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, 

      And nations who do not know you shall run to you, 

      Because of the LORD your God, 

      And the Holy One of Israel; 

      For He has glorified you.” 

       ⁶ Seek the LORD while He may be found, 

      Call upon Him while He is near. 

       ⁷ Let the wicked forsake his way, 

      And the unrighteous man his thoughts; 

      Let him return to the LORD, 

      And He will have mercy on him; 

      And to our God, 

      For He will abundantly pardon. 

       ⁸ “ For My thoughts are not your thoughts, 

      Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD. 

       ⁹ “ For as the heavens are higher than the earth, 

      So are My ways higher than your ways, 

      And My thoughts than your thoughts. 

       ¹⁰ “ For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, 

      And do not return there, 

      But water the earth, 

      And make it bring forth and bud, 

      That it may give seed to the sower 

      And bread to the eater, 

       ¹¹ So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; 

      It shall not return to Me void, 

      But it shall accomplish what I please, 

      And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. 

       ¹² “ For you shall go out with joy, 

      And be led out with peace; 

      The mountains and the hills 

      Shall break forth into singing before you, 

      And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. 

       ¹³ Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, 

      And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; 

      And it shall be to the LORD for a name, 

      For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”