April 10

“Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again and again. Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst—not ever. The water I give will be an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life.” John 4:13-14 (MSG)

Jesus beckons today, “Come often and drink from the well of life I have for you.  Put down the bitter cup, the uncertainly, the concerns, the heartbreak, and the pain.  Let go of the hurt and the frustration, and drink of all that I have provided. Climb up into My lap; lean your weary head upon My breast, and tell Me, all that is weighing you down.  All the fears I know.  All the tears I see. All the deep cries of your heart and all the prayers sent heavenward, I hear.  Nothing gets by Me, My love.  Nothing.
 
Drink from the waters of life and allow it to cleanse you, to wash away the bitterness, to heal and to restore.  Allow this river to carry you where you need to go.  Only when you surrender all, wade in, and trust, will you bet free.  Come now precious one and don’t delay.  Come near, come home, to Me.”
 
It takes great trust to get in the river of life that Jesus calls us to, but fear not, for even the courage needed to embrace His invitation, He will supply. Bursting with truth, bubbling over with hope, filled with amazing grace—you will find your freedom here; in this life-giving stream; in the depth of His limitless love.
 
Dear one, Jesus is the River—He is the Way, the Truth, and He is life.
 
 
Prayer:
 
Jesus, I thank You for the promise of eternal, endless, life—springing up within through the blessed Holy Spirit—cleansing, renewing, satisfying forever the deep longings of the heart, as only the Blessed Trinity can do.  
 
There are no substitutes, nor could there ever be, for the beauty, and holiness of You.
 
Today, Lord, I come to the wellspring of eternal life and drink deeply of Your love.  It is only here I can be completely satisfied; it is here that I am made whole and new.
 
Nothing else Lord, in all the earth, will do.  I choose You.