Day: August 27, 2023

Christ Satisfies Our Longings

Jesus’ ministry is not confined at
any time & in all places He is ready
with a word and a healing touch.
Nicodemus comes by night seeking
answers and finds the miracle of
the second birth. The Samaritan
woman comes seeking water
at the well and leaves to tell
her city about a source of living
water that will never run dry.
Jew or Samaritan, religious leader
or religious outcast, Jesus’
compassion knows no bounds.

Lord, You Satisfy Our Longings:
Jesus said to her: If you knew who
it is who says to u: Give Me a drink,
you would have asked Him and He
would have given you living water…
Whoever drinks of this water will
thirst again, but whoever drinks
of the water that I shall give them
will Never Thirst. Indeed the water
I give them will become in them
a spring of water welling up
to eternal life (John 4:10-14).
The woman left her water jar and
went back to the village and told
everyone: Come and meet a man
who told me everything I ever did!
Can this be the Messiah? So
the people came streaming from
the village to see Him (v28-30).
Then they said to the woman:
Now we believe, not because of
what you said, for we ourselves
have heard Him and we know
that this is indeed the Christ,                      the Saviour of the world (v42).

Lord, You are the only one who
can satisfy the longings of my soul.
Remind me that nothing in this
temporal world can bring lasting
fulfilment to an immortal soul.
The life You give is my internal
source of continual refreshment.
Teach me Lord the discipline
to look to You for whatever my
soul may need each day. Amen.

Lord, You are the only one
who can satisfy a thirsty soul.
For the life that You give to us
supplies continual refreshment.
Teach me the habit to look to You
for whatever my soul is thirsty for.
And make me Lord to be a source
of encouragement and help to
those who are spiritually dry. Amen.

Lord, forgive me when excitement
over knowing You has waned.
Still I want others to know You and
experience Your work in their lives;
so use me to share the Good News.
Let me be so amazed by what You
reveal that I won’t hesitate to share
the hope with others; especially to
those who don’t know You yet.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Trusting God thru His Promises

The purpose of the gospel of John
is to prove conclusively that Jesus
is the Son of God and that all who
believe in Him will have eternal life.
On Monday, we learn from John 1
that Word With Us & Reveals Father.
On Tues, we learn from John 2 that
Christ Turns Lack to Abundance.
On Wed, we learn from John 3 that
Christ Given for God So Loved Us.
On Thursday we learn from John 4
that Christ Satisfies Our Longings.
On Friday, we learn from John 5
that Christ Joins Father At Work.
On Saturday, we learn from Jn 6
that Christ Is the Bread of Life.
Let us humble ourselves and pray
and seek His face. Help us O God
be Christ’s disciples who trust You:
for You love us, satisfy longings
and turns our lack to abundance;
for You are the Bread of life and
given by the Father to be With us;
for You want us join Father at work
and You truly keep Your promises.
in Jesus’ precious name, Amen.