Water is perhaps the most important element the human body needs for survival. The Live Science website informs, a human being can live about three days without water, although some have survived eight to ten days. Is this our perspective on the Holy Spirit, which is described as “living water”? Do we understand our need as Christians to rely on the Holy Spirit for “hydration” of our souls? Live Science also shares the human body cannot digest or absorb nutrients, or remove waste, without water.
We need the Holy Spirit to keep us hydrated. We need the Holy Spirit to help us digest the Word of God, and enable us to absorb divine nutrients needed for the day. We also need to allow the Holy Spirit to rid us of the waste that no longer serves His will in our lives and better make room for His fullness. But what is our perspective on the Holy Spirit of God? Do we know He is a very present person in our lives? Is His Spirit within us like a mighty river of living water? Are we compelled to courageously seek the Lord and ask Him for a fresh outpouring of His Spirit in our lives, reminding us He lives within and flows from our hearts?
On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
John 7:37-38 NIV