John 7:37-39\u2028<\/strong><\/p>\n 37<\/span><\/i> On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, \u201cLet anyone who is thirsty come to me, <\/span><\/i>38<\/span><\/i> and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, \u2018Out of the believer\u2019s heart shall flow rivers of living water.\u2019 \u201d <\/span><\/i>39<\/span><\/i> Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no We know how refreshing and satisfying Jesus\u2019 chose this climactic moment to call out, <\/span>\u201cLet anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink…\u201d <\/span><\/i>It was a stunning statement. Jesus had already told a woman at Jacob\u2019s well in Samaria that he could give <\/span>living water <\/span><\/i>that would wash away sin and satisfy thirsty lives. Now he was saying metaphorically that he was the temple from whom the <\/span>living waters <\/span><\/i>of God would flow, blessing the nations. However, Jesus\u2019 words caused division. Some were impressed, some sneered, some wanted to kill him. But Nicodemus, one of the Jewish rulers who had come to Jesus at night (John 3:1ff) pointed out the inconsistencies of his fellow leaders and stood up for Jesus (7:51f). Nicodemus\u2019s response is a marvelous challenge and encouragement for us today.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Prayer” _builder_version=”3.19.18″] Heavenly Father, the giver of all good things, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and grant that by your holy inspiration we may think those things that are good, and by your grace and guidance Read John 7:37-52<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We know how refreshing and satisfying a glass of clear cold water is on a hot day. On the final day of the Feast of Tabernacles, it was the custom of the Jewish high priest to enter the temple court with a gold flagon filled with water drawn from the Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-29115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2019-lenten-series","tag-lenten-2019"],"yoast_head":"\nReflect<\/h2>\n
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