Sunday
12-20-15 Home in Modesto
Scripture
reading: John 7 - 8
S=Scripture O=Observation A=Application P=Prayer SOAP for
the soul.
S. John 7:37-39 On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood
and shouted to the crowds, "If you are thirsty, come to me! If
you believe in me, come and drink! For the Scriptures declare that rivers
of living water will flow out from within." (When he said "living
water," he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone
believing in him...) NLT
O. It is the final day of the
festivals. Jesus knows that He will soon be crucified. He stands
amid the huge crowds that form around the temple in Jerusalem and shouts a
“final invitation” to these weary Jewish faithfuls. His words are
reminiscent of the Prophet Isaiah: "Come,
all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come,
buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without
cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does
not satisfy? (Isa 55:1-2) NIV
A. Jesus promises me much more
than a religion. He offers me a deep, living spiritual experience.
God plants His Spirit within me and “Living Water” will flow out from
within me to others. This “Water” that gives life will flow out from
me and from all who follow Jesus... to bless thirsty souls. His Spirit is
inside me right now! It is pushing me to let it flow out to a thirsty
world around me. How long can I remain silent?
P. Lord Jesus, You have placed a
living fountain inside me. Living water, within me pushes me to let it
flow out. That fountain was never designed to just satisfy my thirst
alone. The word “fountain” suggests continual flow. It suggests
abundance. Your life giving flow is already inside me. I must not,
I dare not hold it back. I must open the flood gates and let it out to
flow freely, offering to quench the thirst of souls that are looking in all the
wrong places to satisfy their deep, spiritual thirst. Amen.
Ralph
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