GOD SATISFIES YOUR DEEPEST LONGINGS

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

John 4:14

Mark Twain once observed, “You don’t know quite what it is you want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so.” It’s a shame the great humorist never took to heart the words of Augustine (see February 5).

The fact of the matter is we are restless, aching people. Look around you. Look at the myriad ways people are trying to fill the gnawing emptiness inside them. This frantic soul-searching helps explain much of our behavior.

Ultimately only one Person can quench our thirst fully and finally: Jesus. If your heart is parched and your soul is thirsty, you need to know that Jesus offers the living water of salvation … to you and to all who will come to him in simple faith. 

GOD’S PROMISE TO ME:

• I alone can quench your spiritual thirst.

• I give eternal life.

MY PRAYER TO GOD:

Jesus, you are the only one who can satisfy the deep longings of my soul. Remind me that nothing in a temporal world can bring lasting fulfillment to an immortal soul. The life that you give is my internal source of continual refreshment. Teach me the holy habit of looking to you alone for whatever my soul needs. Amen.