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Living Water for a Thirsty World
By: Wendy Sanders
Thursday, July 9, 2026
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart. I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." Jeremiah 1:5
In this verse, the Lord gave Jeremiah an assignment. He told him to warn the people that God's judgement was coming. But Jeremiah was hesitant... he told God he didn't know what to say and he was too young to be a prophet. But God told Jeremiah, "Don't be afraid for I am with you." Then, in Chapter two, God told Jeremiah why judgement was coming:
“My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water." Jeremiah 2:13
Jeremiah was still afraid, but he trusted God's promises and His protection. Jeremiah had a difficult assignment, but just as God had promised, He gave him the correct words to speak. God’s people had turned away, and they no longer valued His living water. The "cisterns" they had chosen were false gods and their own desires. God was angry because He knew their bad choices would eventually leave them thirsty, empty, and spiritually unsatisfied.
Honestly, when we look around, things aren't much different today. Our nation continues to move further and further from God, so we must be like modern day Jeremiahs, ready to share the Lord's truth with others. Christ followers aren't perfect, but we do know where to find God's living water, and we know it's the only thing that will satisfy the world's thirst.
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
Jeremiah took a bold stance for God, and he prophesied God’s warnings until the people were taken captive by Babylon. We aren't captives, but we are all waiting to be "rescued" by our Savior. We know our King will return someday, and that is the good news we must be willing to proclaim.
“It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life." Revelation 21:6 (NLT)
Lord, let us not forsake your living water that gives us eternal life. Send Your Holy Spirit to help us take a bold stance for Jesus, even when we're afraid to speak up. Lord, help us speak truth to all who would believe in your name!