Thirsty?

"The woman said to him, Sir, give me this water so that I won't get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water." (John 4:15)

Fresh, pure water is one of the greatest physical needs in the world today.  According to the World Health Organization, 663 million people, or 1 in 10, lack access to safe water around the world. It’s important for drinking, washing clothing and eating utensils, and bathing.

  

When Alice and I ministered in India, one of the greatest needs in thousands of villages across the country was fresh water wells.  Lack of clean water leads to a wide variety of health issues, and even death among the young and elderly. 

Yet, there is an even greater need! Through digging wells and providing fresh drinking water for people, God opened the door to explaining how their spiritual thirst could be completely quenched by the Water of Life. 

There is a continuing pattern and promise in scripture; those who come to Him thirsty are promised to have their thirst satisfied. I wonder how thirsty you might be. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how thirsty are you for God to work in and through you during your mission journey?

It doesn’t seem to matter where I am on a mission trip, whether in rural Georgia, interior of Alaska, or in the heart of India, thirsty people are everywhere. It seems that these are the ones that God puts in your path on any mission trip. Sometimes they are poor or rich, and sometimes young or old, but their thirst is obvious.

They don’t all decide to have their thirst satisfied. Some are like the rich, young man (Matthew 19:16-22) who came to Jesus, thirsty, but unwilling to drink from the Living Water because of what it will cost them.

You are going to encounter some thirsty people along your journey, and God is sending you to give them a cup of cold water in His name. But what about you, are you thirsty? Will you have your thirst satisfied? Are you willing to pay the cost to have it satisfied?

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." (Matthew 5:6)

What will it be that God asks of you to have your thirst satisfied?

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