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On a spiritual level, water represents that which nourishes our hearts. In Jeremiah 2:13 it is written, "For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water." How often have we sought for "water" from sources other than God? How often have we "hewed out our own cisterns," only to find them to be broken, leaking, and ultimately unsatisfying? How often do we find ourselves thirsting for that which will truly nourish our hearts?
Jesus spoke of "living water" that He would give to those who ask Him. This water, He said, would truly satisfy the thirsty heart and provide everlasting nourishment for life (John 4:14). He explained that this living water would spring forth inside the heart as a result of trusting in Him (John 7:38). And today Jesus says, "To all who are thirsty I will give the springs of the water of life freely" (see Rev. 21:6 and Isaiah 55:1).
Jesus satisfies the craving of the heart for life by graciously imparting His spirit to us. This nourishment enables us to be free from the deceptive snare that entices us to place hope in things that do not really give us life.
May you ask Yeshua for His living water today....
Hebrew Lesson
Proverbs 14:27 Hebrew reading (click):
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