MIDWEEK MEDITATION

On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.

John 7:37-39

The festival was packed. People had come from all over to the world to remember. The many elements and traditions of that festival brought to mind a time when God called their ancestors His people. He called them to follow Him out of slavery and on to a long journey in the desert where they would be utterly dependent on Him. God given them food from the heavens and water from the rocks and yet the greatest miracle of all was His presence with them. His presence seen as a cloud of smoke and a pillar of fire would one day be surpassed by something even greater: God was going to show up in person. 

When Jesus stood up that day, He was testifying to God’s greatest miracle. The Word became flesh. Those who believed in Jesus would be His people and He would provide for them as well as provide through them. Not only would they receive His provision, but one day they would receive the Holy Spirit who would work through them. 

God chooses to use His people to be channels of grace to those around them. You have a part to play. Rivers of living water can flow through you.

Holy Spirit, I pray that your life would satisfy me today. I ask that you work in me and through me to bring your grace to those I come in contact with this week. Would you do for me and for those around me what I cannot. Would you bring your life today?