Living Water

We are about 65% water. For this reason we must drink more water all day long, drink till we are full.

We drink more of  "us".  We replenish, cleanse and renew ourselves. Then what it excess and unclean is flushed out.

See, here I almost lost you.  You were stuck on the potty weren't you?

Anyway, this isn't about the bathroom. It's about life. Pay attention, you can use the bathroom later.

If we think spiritually, how much are we to be made of "living water"? This promised water scripture notes. We must drink this to replenish, cleanse and renew. We also overflow.

Again, not about the bathroom.

Sometimes; however, our overflow becomes dirty or tainted. We haven't drank enough for our "stuff" to be watered down. When this happens we make a mess. Our selfishness, pride, greed, and fear oozes out, becomes concentrated and is then smeared all over the place like the stuff from Ghost Busters' Slimer everywhere we go.

We need to drink to excess.

We need more of Him flowing in us than "us".  We need to be 65% Living Water.

John 7:37 notes, "...Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink." But, not just so we have enough. He said in John 7:38 that, "Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them."

Okay, so we drink this living water and in hopes, not only to purify and replenish ourselves, but to water ourselves down so more of Him flows out. We drink Him in so that others will see Him.

As we drink He also becomes part of us. We become one with Him. We fellowship. We are one with Him as water we drink becomes part of us.

How do we drink then? Well, first we must thirst.

We need to recognize our deficit. We are inherently born thirsty for Him.The Lord gives us this thirst. This is noted in Revelation 21:6 where it is written, "...To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life"

He gives us this thirst for Him.

Then once we recognize this thirst, we drink through worship. Worship, like ice cream has many flavors. The one I most drink from is studying His Word. However, many worship through music. Many worship through enjoying in His creations. Many others have quiet times and reflect in other ways.

However you worship, it is drinking.

As I noted before, we can't just drink once. Drinking, or worshiping once only gives a taste. It is also selfish. We need to take in more than enough! We need Living Water to spare. It must "spring up" into "everlasting life". (John 4:14)

This everlasting life is for others. If you have been worshiping because you are a believer and you have the Living Water within then the "springing up" of water is for others.

Who are these others? They are the countless others He wishes to have as Children and wishes to bless through you. Not only will He pour out this water for you so that you have more than enough, He desires to spill it, smear it, even pour it all over others till they then overflow.

So- as you drink your water, the 65% you need to replenish, worship!

Drink! Drink Him in! Drink till you overflow.
Then pour it out!

There is no risk of drowning and even if it gets messy, He will clean up.