John 7:37
Rivers of Living Water At the climax of the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus stands up and makes a powerful promise to all who are thirsty. He declares that those who come to him and believe in him will receive the Holy Spirit, who will satisfy their deepest needs and overflow from their lives to bless others. This teaching points to the new spiritual life Jesus gives, which would be fully experienced after his death and resurrection, when the Holy Spirit was given to believers. v. 37: On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (John 7:37 a). This was a public and passionate invitation. Jesus uses the image of thirst to describe spiritual need. Anyone who feels empty, lost, or longing for something more is invited to come to him for true satisfaction.
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