(reworked from earlier SOAP)
SCRIPTURE: John (NIV) 7:37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive.
OBSERVATION: Thirsty people coming to Jesus both take in and give out. The water first quenches their thirst and then flows from them to bless other thirsty people. They are satisfied and then work to bring that same satisfaction to others.
APPLICATION: Several times I have tried to drink from a water fountain that disappointed me. The stream of water was so low it was hard to drink. And the water was lukewarm. It was not a refreshing experience.
In my opinion, a good drinking fountain has a stream of cool refreshing water with enough force that lifts the water to where it is easily available. I want my life to be a drinking fountain where thirsty people can easily drink and be refreshed.
My life has been changed by the truth of Jesus. Seeing my life should make others thirsty for what I have. I should share the truth of Jesus in ways that will be easily understood and accepted.
PRAYER: Lord, May the “river of living water” that you promised flow from me and bring refreshing to others. Amen
Pastor Leon
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