Water—it is a central image in the Bible, a powerful symbol of life, cleansing, refreshment, and renewal. So we find a river appearing repeatedly in Biblical stories and visions as an image of God’s abundant blessing, and the theme comes to its culmination in Jesus, who declared that He is the source of “living water”; as he said, “Those who drink of the water that I give them will never be thirsty. The water that I give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” (John 4:14)
Jesus is the source of 'living water' in our lives today. Click To TweetHow much do we need that water of life to flow within us! We are invited to come to Christ in faith, so that the river of God’s transforming grace can flow through us, and enable us to share in how God is at work in our world. As Jesus said, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. As the Scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’” (John 7:37-38)
Sunday’s Scripture Readings
Isaiah 41:17–18, 44:3–4, 58:11
John 4:4–24, 7:37–38
Ezekiel 47:1–12
Revelation 22:1–2
