Proverbs 27:20 - Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Isn't it amazing how unsatisfied we are? It is in the nature of life. We eat breakfast at six or seven a.m. and by noon we are "starving." The natural man must eat to keep up his nourishment. And no matter how many days we do eat, we will always want something else to eat pretty soon.
As the natural, so is the spiritual. We are never satisfied because the things of this world can not satisfy the innermost needs of a man's heart and soul. Most of us live in houses that are much nicer than anything the rest of the world has. We don't truly know what it is like to be hungry. We can get at least some healthcare if we are sick. Yet for all that we are not satisfied. If we could go shopping with unlimited funds and take as many vacations a year as we wanted to take, we would still be unsatisfied. Why? Because the eyes of man are not satisfied. They will always want more.
The only true way to be satisfied is in Jesus. He told the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well that he could give her living water that would quench her thirst forever. It is interesting to note that after this one encounter with Jesus she left her water pot and went back to tell her friends and family about this living water. She had found something else to satisfy her thirst. Oh, I'm sure she eventually needed water again. She was, after all, human. But Jesus wasn't speaking of the natural man. He was speaking of the spiritual man. The one who can only be satisfied with a drink from the cup of Jesus Christ.
Is there emptiness in your life? Do you find that, no matter what you have, it is never enough? Are you anxious, afraid, or depressed? Do you always desire more? Have a longing for something you can't name? If so, you need a long drink from the spiritual well of Jacob, Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God. It is only HE that can satisfy your soul. Ask him today for a drink of that living water. Once you taste it you will never be the same. But be forewarned; This water is addictive. Once you drink of it, nothing else will ever again satisfy your thirst. You will have to come again and again to the well of salvation. It is the only source of living water.
Yours in Christ's Service,
Sullivan Jones
Isn't it amazing how unsatisfied we are? It is in the nature of life. We eat breakfast at six or seven a.m. and by noon we are "starving." The natural man must eat to keep up his nourishment. And no matter how many days we do eat, we will always want something else to eat pretty soon.
As the natural, so is the spiritual. We are never satisfied because the things of this world can not satisfy the innermost needs of a man's heart and soul. Most of us live in houses that are much nicer than anything the rest of the world has. We don't truly know what it is like to be hungry. We can get at least some healthcare if we are sick. Yet for all that we are not satisfied. If we could go shopping with unlimited funds and take as many vacations a year as we wanted to take, we would still be unsatisfied. Why? Because the eyes of man are not satisfied. They will always want more.
The only true way to be satisfied is in Jesus. He told the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well that he could give her living water that would quench her thirst forever. It is interesting to note that after this one encounter with Jesus she left her water pot and went back to tell her friends and family about this living water. She had found something else to satisfy her thirst. Oh, I'm sure she eventually needed water again. She was, after all, human. But Jesus wasn't speaking of the natural man. He was speaking of the spiritual man. The one who can only be satisfied with a drink from the cup of Jesus Christ.
Is there emptiness in your life? Do you find that, no matter what you have, it is never enough? Are you anxious, afraid, or depressed? Do you always desire more? Have a longing for something you can't name? If so, you need a long drink from the spiritual well of Jacob, Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God. It is only HE that can satisfy your soul. Ask him today for a drink of that living water. Once you taste it you will never be the same. But be forewarned; This water is addictive. Once you drink of it, nothing else will ever again satisfy your thirst. You will have to come again and again to the well of salvation. It is the only source of living water.
Yours in Christ's Service,
Sullivan Jones
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