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John 4:14 - Living Water.

John 4:14 (NIV) whoever drinks the 
water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the 
water I give them will become in them a spring of 
water welling up to eternal life."  

John 4:14 (NLT) those who drink the 
water I give will never be thirsty again. It 
becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving 
them eternal life.  

COMMENTARY PEARL

   When we visited Texas in March a few 
years ago, the ground was covered with what I call 
God green." We see it in the California hills in 
the spring too. This green is unique and can't 
be brought about by any human effort. People 
can water their gardens, irrigate their land and 
crops, or have expensive, high-tech sprinkler 
systems covering park lawns, yet never be able to 
re-create this color. It only happens after God sends 
rain. And it arrives quickly, sometimes overnight. 
It has an inner, almost-radiant brilliance to 
it. 
   The rain that brings about this 
miraculous, vibrant color reminds me of the living water 
Jesus talked about - water that can create a 
remarkable transformation in our lives. 
   Jesus talked about living water when He 
met a Samaritan woman at the well. An outcast in 
her own town, she was alone at the well in the 
heat of the day. As she and Jesus conversed about 
getting a drink, Jesus told her that living water 
would satisfy her thirst (see John 4). He was 
speaking not of our physical need for liquid but of 
our soul's deep thirst for a relationship with 
our Creator. No amount of struggle or work or 
human effort will ever satisfy that thirst - only 
Jesus, the living water. When we ask Him into our 
hearts, He fills us with the Holy Spirit, satisfying 
us with Himself. The Spirit transforms us into 
new, redeemed creations. 
   God splashes evidence of Himself with 
each rain, painting the hillsides with new life. 
Even those in the cities can see it in the parks 
and in the grass that sprouts between the cracks 
of concrete. When we drink the living water - 
when our souls are satisfied with God and we are 
made new creations by the Spirit - others will 
see evidence of our new life as well. 
      Grace is the work of the Holy 
Spirit in transforming our desires so  
      that knowing Jesus becomes sweeter 
than illicit sex, sweeter than money  
      and what it can buy, sweeter than 
every fruitless joy. Grace is God  
      satisfying our souls with his Son so 
that were ruined for anything  
      else!" Sam Storms
   Lord Jesus, thank You for giving Yourself 
as living water. You satisfy my deep thirst for 
a relationship with You. Teach me never to 
reach for anything else to quench my thirst. Thank 
You for working your transformation in my life. 
May the changes You're making help others see 
You in me. 
      O God, you are my God;
      I earnestly search for you. My soul 
thirsts for you; 
      my whole body longs for you in this 
parched and weary land where there  
      is no water. Psalm 63:1 [Earth Psalms 
by Francine Rivers] 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY ON THIS PASSAGE


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EXCELLENT VIDEO SERIES ON 28 REVELATIONS OF 
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1st of 28: Divine Dining: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_7j1QIKqmY 
2nd of 28: Pictures of the Divine: 
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3rd of 28: A Dirty Bible: 
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4th of 28: Cared For: 
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5th of 28: Saved: 
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6th of 28: You Can Change: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd0gkvK18fo 
7th of 28: Reprogramming Our Brains: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov36f_RapXc 
8th of 28 Our Holy Father: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XabXLEXsxbY 
9th of 28 Gifts of Service: 
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10th of 28 The Holy Spirit: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in89XVs4cGo 
11th of 28 The Law of God: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Q601HjogI 
12th of 28 The Sabbath: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sakgnKoTzZI 
13th of 28 The Church: 
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14th of 28 The Gift of Prophecy: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiO2VC09NPI 
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YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs