Thirst Quenching Truth

"Then He said to me, "It is done I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost."

Revelation 21:6

Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega. The Alpha is the first letter and the Omega is last in the Greek alphabet. The "First and the Last" has the authority to declare that what will happen is as good as done. All believers can count on being with Him eternally. To those who spiritually "thirst", Jesus offers Himself, the Life Giving Water, at no charge. "What does a thirsty man do to get rid of his thirst? He drinks. Perhaps there is no better representation of faith in all the Word of God than that. To drink is to receive - to take in the refreshing draught - and that is all. A man's face may be unwashed, but yet he can drink; he may be a very unworthy character, but yet a draught of water will remove his thirst. Drinking is such a remarkably easy thing, it is even more simple than eating." (Spurgeon)

The Joy of Life

"For with You is the fountain of life;

         In Your light we see light."

Psalm 36:9

David called the Lord the Fountain of Life. All life proceeds from Him, both biological and spiritual. It is the condition of our spirit that determines the joy of life. When we are in touch with the Fountain, then our parched spirits are refreshed and we experience all the delights of communion with Him. But there is more. Jesus said those who came to Him would receive living water (John 4:10). This living water is eternal. It never stops flowing, but will continue beyond the grave. We understand this when we stand in God's light. The darkness of sin -- of doing things our own way -- keeps us from seeing the truth that we are spiritually dehydrated. But when we step out of the dark and into His glorious light of truth, then the reality of our condition is exposed and we come to the Fountain of Life for living water. This is when the joy of life really begins.

Never To Thirst Again

"Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, 'If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" John 7:37-38

All of us are thirsty spiritually and we all fill that spiritual thirst with something. But only the living water that Jesus offers can satisfy the soul. When we accept His invitation to come, believe in Him and drink, we never again have a spiritual thirst. He quenches it for all of eternity.