Spiritual Dehydration

I’ve got a friend who has a ministry that builds water wells in Ghana. They’re trying to help people get clean water to drink. They understand that water isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity for life. As a person who has water access wherever I go, there are still times when I get dehydrated. I’ve heard that you can go weeks without food, but only days without water. Have you ever been so dehydrated that your thirst became overwhelming? I’ve definitely been so thirsty I’ve chugged a lot of water to try to satiate it. Just like our body need water, our soul needs the presence of God. When we go too long without being in His presence, our soul craves it.

In John 4, Jesus was tired from walking and rested at a well. When a Samaritan woman showed up, He asked her for a drink. She was aware of the racial tension between their people and said, “Why are you asking me for a drink?” Jesus said, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water” (NLT). The conversation went on and she realized she was not only physically thirsty, but spiritually thirsty as well. She ran back to her village and brought everyone to come see the Messiah whom she had met at the well. He satisfied their thirst too and many in that village believed in Him as the Savior of the world.

Psalm 63:1 says, “O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.” David wrote this while he was in a desert. He was comparing his physical thirst with his spiritual one. His desperation for God was greater than his physical need for water. He didn’t want to ignore that thirst and risk spiritual dehydration, and neither should we. God is drawing every one of us to a well that never runs dry. He’s inviting us to His presence daily. We must be intentional about drawing from that well and drinking deeply daily. Your soul needs the spiritual water He provides. Don’t risk spiritual dehydration.

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