"Jesus replied, 'Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.'"
How true is verse 14 in your life? Has the water of life really taken away your thirst? If not, why not? Are you coming to the right well often enough? Are you drinking deeply enough, long enough?.'
"The LORD is like a father to his children,
tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
For he knows how weak we are;
he remembers we are only dust"
How comforting it is to know that God understands how weak we are! He is not an abusive father who demands more than we can give. No, this Father is tender and compassionate. He understands and allows for our weakness, frailty, and constant failure. This is a Father to be trusted and loved back.
"I didn't know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'"
Here we get some insight into John the Baptist's faith. When he first obeyed God and started baptizing with water, he didn't know whom he was preparing the way for. All he knew was that he was supposed to baptize with water and that God would point out "the one" in due time. He gave John the sign to look for. John looked and eventually saw. In the meantime, he trusted and obeyed God. That's faith
