Thirst No More
John 4:13-14 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but 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.”
On this earth we desire for many things in our life. The desires may take different forms for different people. To quench those desires, we try different things, but we never seem to quench our desires. This is a never ending cycle. We are never satisfied. We want more of everything, no matter what that desire may be.
Suppose we were to desire to become rich and famous. We will try to quench this desire by working very hard and/or by doing things that we believe will help us obtain that desire. Some of us may even go to the extent of becoming a workaholic. However, no hard work would ever seem enough. If we were to obtain one million dollars, we would desire for two million. We work harder with the intention to quench this next level of desire and the cycle goes on.
A person may desire for more sexual intimacy, other than with his spouse. They would try to quench their desires either through pornographic magazines/ websites or perhaps exploring other relationships. But their desires are not quenched. It is like a fire than cannot be stopped.
A person may desire to seek spiritual knowledge. They may try to quench their thirst by increasing their knowledge through reading many books or perhaps experiencing different kinds of religions of the world. Some even climb on top of a mountain to quench this desire. But alas, they are never satisfied; they hop from one god to another god, one religion to another. And their quest becomes a wild goose chase.
It is noteworthy to see that Jesus said, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again.” In our life we will have many desires but all these desires are unquenchable. However, Jesus also said that, “whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst.” Indeed, Jesus is the answer to the never ending cycle of desires.
When Jesus comes into our lives, we will no longer be the same person. Our perspectives will change and so will be our desires. We will be satisfied with our jobs, our spouses, our friends and our families. We will no longer desire to become rich or famous. However, we will give our best efforts in everything we do. Yes, we will work hard, since we will recognize that we are not working for a person, but for God. All authority that an individual has on this earth is an authority given by God. When we accept this truth, God will then shower his divine favor and grace in our life. This would lead some of us to become rich in material possessions or perhaps have every need met, just as He has promised. We will no longer be workaholics, but will be workers of the Lord with complete satisfaction.
With Jesus in our lives, our marriages will become stable. All our desires will be quenched, because the love of God will be enveloped in the arms of our spouses. We will find all the love and passion that we need within the realm of our marriages. We will be fully satisfied with our spouses.
No other gods or religion can replace this truth. We will be stuck in a never ending cycle of desire. Only Jesus can bring to us a life that has a meaning and is satisfying.
Stanley Samuel
Associate
India International Church
On this earth we desire for many things in our life. The desires may take different forms for different people. To quench those desires, we try different things, but we never seem to quench our desires. This is a never ending cycle. We are never satisfied. We want more of everything, no matter what that desire may be.
Suppose we were to desire to become rich and famous. We will try to quench this desire by working very hard and/or by doing things that we believe will help us obtain that desire. Some of us may even go to the extent of becoming a workaholic. However, no hard work would ever seem enough. If we were to obtain one million dollars, we would desire for two million. We work harder with the intention to quench this next level of desire and the cycle goes on.
A person may desire for more sexual intimacy, other than with his spouse. They would try to quench their desires either through pornographic magazines/ websites or perhaps exploring other relationships. But their desires are not quenched. It is like a fire than cannot be stopped.
A person may desire to seek spiritual knowledge. They may try to quench their thirst by increasing their knowledge through reading many books or perhaps experiencing different kinds of religions of the world. Some even climb on top of a mountain to quench this desire. But alas, they are never satisfied; they hop from one god to another god, one religion to another. And their quest becomes a wild goose chase.
It is noteworthy to see that Jesus said, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again.” In our life we will have many desires but all these desires are unquenchable. However, Jesus also said that, “whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst.” Indeed, Jesus is the answer to the never ending cycle of desires.
When Jesus comes into our lives, we will no longer be the same person. Our perspectives will change and so will be our desires. We will be satisfied with our jobs, our spouses, our friends and our families. We will no longer desire to become rich or famous. However, we will give our best efforts in everything we do. Yes, we will work hard, since we will recognize that we are not working for a person, but for God. All authority that an individual has on this earth is an authority given by God. When we accept this truth, God will then shower his divine favor and grace in our life. This would lead some of us to become rich in material possessions or perhaps have every need met, just as He has promised. We will no longer be workaholics, but will be workers of the Lord with complete satisfaction.
With Jesus in our lives, our marriages will become stable. All our desires will be quenched, because the love of God will be enveloped in the arms of our spouses. We will find all the love and passion that we need within the realm of our marriages. We will be fully satisfied with our spouses.
No other gods or religion can replace this truth. We will be stuck in a never ending cycle of desire. Only Jesus can bring to us a life that has a meaning and is satisfying.
Stanley Samuel
Associate
India International Church
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