Water of Life
I would like you to think of a time in the future, where fresh drinking water has become scarce. People world wide are dying from thirst. Water trades at a ridiculous price which only the rich can afford. Those who can not afford the drinking water have to contend with trying to survive on small amounts of filthy contaminated water that can still be found sometimes when digging deep into the old river beds.
Suddenly, in your backyard, a spring of pure, fresh, drinkable water suddenly gushes forth. It is life itself that has sprung up in your backyard, and you have total control over it, for it is contained in your property. The spring is never ending and as much water as is ever needed is gushing out. What do you do?
1) Do you hide the fact that you have fresh water available in case everyone else comes and takes of it? It is yours and you do not like sharing.
2) Do you immediately sense a good profit to be made, and start to sell the water to those who are able to afford it? Maybe you set a price a little below the market price to make it a little more affordable and to make yourself feel a little better.
3) You allow those who are able to come and get water themselves, to come and take freely.
4) You start to make plans to be able to distribute the water to all around, ensuring that those who are unable to fetch the water themselves, such as the elderly, the widows and the orphans get enought water to survive. Life is important and you wish to freely give as much life as possible to those to whom you are able.
Such is the word of God. It is the living water that springs up as a fountain inside of us. John 4:14 "But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." It is sad that so many people treat the living waters the same as they would if that spring of water had come up in their backyard. Many choose options 1 and 2 above, but few choose options 3 and 4.
James 1:22 "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." Do not keep the water to yourselves, but go out and spread the news, that you have the living waters inside of you, and that whoever drinks of these living waters shall never thirst again, but will have their own fountain of living water starting to gush up from within them, through Jesus Christ who comes to live inside of you.
The fountain of life that is within you, can only spring up as much fresh new water, as that which you give out. Imagine a bottle of water. The water in that bottle will grow old and stale if you do not use it . However if you constantly use the water, and refill it from the fountain, then the water will always be fresh and sweet.
If you thirst for the water of life and have never tasted the sweet refreshing water from the fountain, then ask the fountain of life, Jesus to come into your life today, so that you may never thirst again.
Who Is Jesus
I think that everyone knows who is Jesus. He is the Christ, the Son of the living God. The more important question is "Who is Jesus to you?" What does Jesus mean to you and how does Jesus affect your life? Have you accepted Jesus into your life as Lord and Saviour or are you just aware of Him and know that He exists?
The best definition of Jesus comes from His own words to us in John 14:6 "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except though Me."
Jesus says that He is the way. This means that Jesus is the example and the path that we are to follow. We are to follow in His teachings and to follow the narrow path that he has laid out for us towards a life of eternity. If you are in a strange city, and need to find a way to get to your destination, the best thing to do is to get a map, study it, and calculate the path that you need to follow in order to reach your destination. We are in the strange and complicated city of life. In order to reach our destination of eternal life in heaven, we have to get the map of the word of God, read the bible and study it, and in so doing we plan out our path to our end destination of eternal life in heaven.
If there is no map available, or if the map can not be understood easily, then you are to ask for directions. Jesus is standing knocking at the door, waiting to give you directions. Revelations 3:20 "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to Him and dine with Him, and he with me." Jesus also says to us that there are two paths, the one is wide and easy to find, whilst the other is narrow and hidden. We are to follow that narrow path, for that is the way to eternal life (Matthew 7:14)
Who is Jesus to you - is he the way that you follow.
I am the truth. Jesus is truth. There is nothing that is hidden about Him and there are no hidden agenda's. The sole purpose that Jesus has for you, is that for you to enter into the kingdom of God. When Jesus started His ministry, he chose the twelve apostles to accompany Him everywhere. The twelve apostles were with Him day and night, and were witness to the fact that Jesus had nothing hidden. There was truth in all that He did and said. You are to be the same. I do not mean that you need to go and get twelve apostles to be with you day and night, but that you are to live in truth. The devils biggest weapon against you is those things that you keep secret. The devil uses those secrets to blackmail you and control you, but once the secret is brought out and the truth is revealed, the devil can no longer control you. And the truth shall set you free.
Confess your sins to one another (James 5:16) that the devil may have no hold over you and that you may walk in the truth that Jesus has laid out for you.
Who is Jesus to you. He said that he is the life. No one comes to the Father, except through Him. If your ultimate goal is to spend eternal life with God in Heaven, then you have to go through Jesus. Jesus becomes the life for you, and you are to live your life in Him. When we get baptised in water, we die to our former selves, and rise a new creation in Christ Jesus. Our life from that point on becomes a new life lived in Him. He is Life to us.
Who is Jesus to you? Is He a living reality to you, and is He the way the truth and the life for you, or is he just a common word that you use for the sake of cursing? If Jesus is not the way that you have chosen to follow your life, then it is never too late to change. He is knocking on the door, waiting for you to answer. Open the door and allow Him into your life, saying "God Help Me into eternal Life", so that you will have the map to life within you.
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