On Sunday we looked at the increasing division that was growing amongst the people over Jesus. Some were saying He was demonic, others were agnostic and still others that He was from God.
To all these people, Jesus makes the same invitation,
'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. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.’ By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.' (John 7:37-39)
This is a promise for new, eternal life that the Spirit gives and for the daily empowering of the Spirit that we need throughout every day.
But how does one 'drink'?
Very simply, BELIEVING IS DRINKING.
By actively believing that Jesus is Lord, Saviour and the giver of the Spirit, one 'drinks' of the Holy Spirit. God is not a reluctant Father (See Luke 11:13), in fact He commands us to 'be filled with the Spirit,
'Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.' (Ephesians 5:17-18)
Let's make it a lifestyle to be thirsty for the Holy Spirit, asking Jesus to fill us, believing that, no matter we might feel, He has answered our prayers.
Listen to the message at, BELIEVING IS DRINKING
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