Outside our apartment window is a pond. For years now the water level in the pond has been going down. It has also become mostly filled with leaves and debris. It is not the pretty site that it was when we moved in. Now only the ducks and geese can appreciate the water.
Several years ago we lived in Nepal. Nepali people appreciated water more than most. You see, they had to work to get their water. Many had to bring clay pots to a well to be filled to supply basic household needs like cooking and cleaning. Most people bathed at the well rather than carry pots home for bathing. Some homes, like ours, received water through city pipes. But even that was not like here. The pipes only carried water for an hour and a half per day. You had to be ready to turn on your pump when this water was available. The pump sent water to a storage tank on the roof, so that it could drop down into the house when you needed it and opened a faucet.
Yes, we have it good here in America. We can easily get water anytime we want by a simple turn on the faucet. However, I don’t think that we appreciate water as much as people in other parts of the world.
Jesus spoke of a different type of water, living water. This water nourishes the soul and brings life eternal. It continually meets the deepest needs of the one who possesses it. It is satisfying beyond our wildest imagination. John 4:13-14 says, “Jesus answered and said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become a well of water springing up to eternal life.'” Ask Jesus and He will give you this living water that satisfies your needs and gives eternal life.
Reluctant Retiree 