Thirst

I’M THIRSTY FOR CHRISTMAS!!

Drink from the world’s well and be parched. Drink from the Living Waters God offers and never thirst again!

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6

             In 2 Samuel 23, David longed for a drink of water from the well at Bethlehem. Three of David’s valiant men risked their lives to get David a drink. They broke through some of the Philistines and brought a drink to David. They risked their lives for Him but he would not drink it, but why not?

 Two thoughts here:

            One; David did not want to send a message it was okay for the men to risk their lives for such a commodity. He didn’t want them to lose any men due to someone wanting something trivial as water from a certain well. He valued their lives more than a drink of water. While that sounds noble, it may be even a deeper thought here.

            Secondly, maybe David wasn’t talking about physical water. Maybe he wanted the spiritual water from the Lord Jesus. You see Jesus was born in Bethlehem; The Living Well was given to all men. Everyone who drinks from this well will find that their thirst is quenched for all eternity, John 6:35 says, “And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.”

            Are you thirsty for Christmas? If you are then GET UP, GET READY and GO TO CHURCH! Get filled up on His righteousness!

WHAT DO YOU HUNGER FOR?

Hunger for the right things will satisfy the soul! 

For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. Psalm 107:9

So many people go about life trying to fill their life with things rather filling their life with Jesus Christ. While they continually try to fill their empty heart with empty promises of pleasure, success, fame and fortune, the satisfied Christian rest in knowing they are saved and on the way to Heaven!

I am remind of Matthew 5:6 and the promise it contains; “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”

Want to be filled? “Hunger and thirst after the things of God!

I SURE AM THIRSTY!

A thirst for the things of God will lead to a satisfied soul!

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. Psalm 27:4

Have you ever been thirsty for a drink of water? I mean really thirsty? So thirsty you would do or pay about anything for a bottle of water? That is the type of thirst we ought to have for the things of God. Look at the thirst David had for the things of God, He said, “I desired”, “I seek after”, “I may dwell”, “to behold”, and “to enquire”.

Oh that we would have that desire of the things of God!

WHAT AND/OR WHO ARE YOU THIRSTY FOR?

Let’s get a thirst of selflessness—Russell Pruitt, Missionary to Montana

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6

Some people thirst after material wealth. Some people thirst after fame. But there are a few people that truly thirst after the things that matter—righteousness. We do that by dying to self and putting the Lord first in our lives!

Want to see what you’re thirsty for? See what consumes your time. Where do you use your talents? Look at where you are spending your money. It will reveal exactly how you quench your thirst!