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On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink."
John 7:37

Recommended Reading
John 4:10-14

There were two reasons the Jebusites built a fortress on a ridge that eventually became Jerusalem: It was defendable and there was a water supply. A spring, located at the base of the ridge, provided an abundant and consistent supply of water. That spring (the Gihon Spring) still surges several times daily depending on the season.

There is nothing quite so luxurious in a hot and arid land as a spring that, seemingly miraculously and endlessly, sends thousands of gallons of pure water to the surface—an abundance of water, plenty for every need. Jesus used water from the Gihon Spring at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem to send a different message of abundance. The priests would pour out pitchers of water while quoting from Isaiah 12:3: "Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation." Jesus stood and said, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink." He was saying that, like a never-ending spring, waters of salvation flow from Him.

Have you drunk deeply from the spring of life named Jesus? There is no need ever to be spiritually thirsty with such a supply as Him.

Is it not wonderful news to believe that salvation lies outside ourselves?
Martin Luther

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But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57

Recommended Reading
1 Samuel 17:45-50

One pastor recalled his experience with two people who deeply understood victory through Christ. Arriving at the hospital, he saw Jack and Marie Martin holding each other after learning of their daughter's death. He gently asked, "Are you okay?" With tears in his eyes, Jack was able to smile faintly and respond with "Yes, Pastor, we're okay. Despite the grief we feel right now, we still have victory. We have the Lord's peace in our heart."

The Martins found the key to overcoming the troubles of this world, and it was an echo of what Jesus told His disciples in John 16:33 (NIV): "I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

Don't be confused about what true victory is in the life of a Christian. It is not the absence of adversity. Rather, it is the presence of Christ's peace. When you are faced with life's challenges, remember that with God on your side, you can be victorious.

God is there to meet you in the centre of all your trials and to whisper His secrets, which will make you come forth with a shining face and an indomitable faith that all the demons of hell shall never afterwards cause to waver.
E. A. Kilbourne