Quench Your Thirst 07.04.08
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It is Monday August 4, 2008 and today we are continuing our studies on the book of Isaiah. Please read Chapters 10-14 in your Bible or Click Here to read. Cut & Paste to your browser: biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2010-14&version=9
Today we will read and learn about Assyria to be broken; the promise of Israel's restoration; Christ, the Branch; thanksgiving for God's mercies; Babylon's doom predicted; and Israel's preservation. Today's message focuses on the importance of realizing that our soul thirsts for the Living Water who is Jesus. The hard times that come to our lives give opportunity to show the operation of God's grace to a thirsty world.
Isaiah foretold the return of Jesus to earth and His glorious millennial reign, "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked." (Isaiah 11:1-4). The promise made through Isaiah of the Ruler who would come from King David, the Root of Jesse, is far-reaching and anticipates the millennial reign of Christ to be followed by the new heavens and the new earth.
Salvation and fellowship with Jesus are two great themes of the Bible. All who trust in His Word receive the Living Water of Salvation and have experienced spiritual satisfaction beyond compare. "And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation." (12:1-3). It then becomes our way of life and our greatest joy is to lead others to the wellspring of eternal life. His well of life giving water is truly overflowing and inexhaustible just as the nature of God.
Jesus said to the Samaritan woman, "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). His invitation is to come to the wells of salvation. All the wells of salvation are in Christ; and from Him the believer receives the priceless water that satisfies the truly thirsty. "In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." (John 7:37-38).
We can not afford to neglect the joy of drawing from the water of salvation provided in His Word for the day-by-day cleansing from all sin. There is a precious assurance of acceptance and fellowship with God. This comfort is real, abiding, and inexpressibly precious.
In today's reading Jesus Christ is revealed as the Descendant of Jesse, King David's father (Isaiah 11:1). Isaiah 11 reveals Christ's earthly rule of righteousness.
Today's Prayer:
Dear Lord,
We earnestly seek You for wisdom regarding the daily circumstances of our lives. Help us to incline our hearts toward You for understanding all that You have to teach us in the lessons of life. During the quiet sessions when Your voice seems silent help us to trust You knowing that You work all things out for our good, for Your glory, and in Your time. Help us to quench our thirst on the Living Water that we need to keep us from drying out. In Jesus' name.....Amen.
Have a great and wonderful day and week!
God Bless,
Christina
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