BIG
SPRING
READ:
John
4:7-14
The
water that I shall give
him
will become in him a
fountain
of water springing
up
into everlasting life.
-John
4:14
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is a
remarkable natural wonder-a pool about 40 feet deep and 300 feet across that
Native Americans called “Kitch-iti-kipi,”
or “the big cold water.” Today
it is known as The Big Spring. It is fed by underground springs that push
more than 10,000 gallons of water a minute through the rocks below and up to
the surface. Additionally, the water
keeps a constant temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit, meaning that even in the
brutally cold winters of the Upper Peninsula the pool never freezes. Tourists can enjoy viewing the waters of Big
Spring during any season of the year.
When Jesus encountered a woman at Jacob’s
well, He talked to her about another source of water that would always
satisfy. But He did not speak of a
fountain, spring, river, or lake. He
said, “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” (John
4:14).
Far greater than any natural spring is
the refreshment we have been offered in Christ Himself. We can be satisfied, for Jesus alone, the
Water of Life, can quench our thirst.
Praise God, for Jesus is the source that never runs dry. –Bill Crowder
Father,
it seems that I drink far too often from the
waters
of the world that cannot satisfy.
Forgive me, and
teach
me to find in Christ the water that can
quench
the
thirst of my heart and draw me ever closer to You.
**********************************************
The
only real thirst-quencher is Jesus-
the
living water.
INSIGHT
Having
conquered the northern kingdom of Israel, the Assyrians adopted a policy of
racial assimilation. They brought in
other peoples, who intermarried with the Israelites. The new race, the Samaritans, followed
Judaism, although not fully (2 Kings 17:22-33).
Because of this corruption (vv.20,22), the Jews despised them (Luke
9:52-54; John 4:9). A Jew traveling from
Judea (in the south) to Galilee (in the north) typically avoided Samaria, which
was sandwiched between the two regions.
Jesus chose to go through Samaria to seek out a woman who needed Him
(John 4:3-5, 10-15).
Have a blessed day and weekend.
God Our Creator’s Love Always
Unity & Peace
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