Thirsty No More. Praise the Lord!
Rev. Enoch Thompson | November 3 2024 | John 19:28-30
KEY VERSE:
Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty." John 19:28 (NIV)
MESSAGE:
Thirst is a universal physical need of all living things, and we can talk about our deepest longings as the thirst of our hearts. The human being thirsts, not only physically, but more importantly, spiritually. We thirst for God, and until we have God we cannot be truly satisfied. The statement by the Lord Jesus on the cross, "I am thirsty,” was not only the expression of his physical need, and such as happens to people who died by crucifixion. It was the declaration of the representative-human, the One we beheld in the manger, and who stood before Pilate, to express the thirst and hunger of the human spirit for the water of life in God.
The prophecies about Messiah included the fact that He, the Creator of water will be left without that basic need of His human family, and will, as part of His eternal sacrifice to redeem them, become the victim of great thirst. In Ps 22:15 (NIV) we read one of the many prophecies in that Psalm that were fulfilled in the crucifixion records; “My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.” Extreme dehydration, extreme thirst.
Christ thirsted on the cross to give us the water of life by which we never thirst spiritually again. Christ the Lord thirsted so that His words to the Samaritan woman at the well of Sychar, and which words are relevant to all ages, cultures and peoples,
‘¹³ . . . "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, ¹⁴ but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."‘ John 4:13-14 (NIV).
FEET AND HANDS FOR THE MESSAGE:
You can have satisfaction of soul and spirit, and it will reflect in your physical and social life when you drink of the living water that the Lord Jesus alone gives to the human being. You can sing with the hymn writer, “Hallelujah, I have found Him, whom my soul so long has craved, Jesus satisfies my longings, through His blood I now am saved.” Drink of Jesus and thirst no more!
PRAYER:
Lord Jesus Christ, thank you again and again, for the work of salvation you accomplished for me. I believe in you, and even now drink again into my soul the life which is your very self in me and with me. Please help me to bring others to you, so that their eternal deepest thirst will be satisfied. For your dear Name’s sake, Amen.
THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING.
SHOWERS! BLESSINGS!!
DAILY word study: THIRSTY
The word "thirsty" comes from the Greek dipsaō (διψάω), meaning to feel a strong desire or longing, typically for water. This term often symbolizes deep spiritual need and yearning. Jesus’ expression of thirst on the cross signifies the ultimate sacrifice made to satisfy humanity’s spiritual hunger and thirst. It serves as a fulfilment of prophecy and reveals His deep identification with human suffering. This moment emphasizes that Jesus endured the ultimate separation and suffering so that believers would never experience spiritual thirst again.
Reflections: Are you drawing from Christ, the source of living water? How can you ensure that your soul remains refreshed and satisfied in Him each day?
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