STAYING HYDRATED

As many of you know, I am once again coaching minors baseball (ages 7-10) in Kingston. This past Tuesday was a warm night, to say the least. One of my concerns was that the kids stayed hydrated. With temperatures in the 90’s, I made sure the kids took time to take a drink. Some kids were quick to take a drink, and others only went when they really needed it. Thankfully, we didn’t have any problems, but I think everyone was ready to be done when we ended the game.

We, as Christians, aren’t much different. We all need to stay spiritually hydrated. I’m reminded of Jesus’ interaction with the Samaritan woman by the well (John 4). Jesus had to be parched from a long journey when He asked the woman for a drink. After she expressed her shock that a Jew would ask a Samaritan woman for a drink, Jesus offered her a drink of a different type; Jesus offered more than the temporal, yet needed, refreshment … He offered her the eternal refreshment that could only come from the “living water” offered by Jesus:

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." (John 4:13-14 ESV)

Jesus’ offer is still available for those who seek Him and ask. But, just like the kids on my ball team, you have to go to the water source to get hydrated. If you just sit there and complain about being thirsty, nothing will change. But, if you get off the bench to get a drink, your will get your thirst quenched.

Are you thirsty? Do you need spiritual refreshment? Well, then, get “off the bench” and go to the source of living water, Jesus Christ, through prayer and Bible Study. He will refresh your soul. Stay spiritually hydrated, my friends!

In His grip,
Pastor Decker