Video: Rivers of Living Water

Do you view the Holy Spirit as rivers of living water flowing from within you?  Jesus did!

“On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, ‘Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, “Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.”‘ (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him.)” (John 7:37-39a NLT)  

Jesus said this at the end of the Feast of Shelters.  Picture Jerusalem crowded with small huts (shelters) in which folks camped out to recall the 40 years of living in the Wilderness before entering the promised land.  The 40 years were all about dryness. But on the last day of the Feast of Shelters, the High Priest pours out water before the altar in the Temple.

Jesus promises that believing and drinking will bring an astounding result: rivers of living water will flow out of our hearts!  The metaphor seems strange, because the water first flows in as we drink it, and then it flows out of our hearts as rivers of living water.  Jesus is talking about the Holy Spirit.

We don’t take a sip of water once a day or drink just one hour on Sunday morning. Our thirst is continuous.  By definition, rivers are constantly flowing.  Notice Jesus says “rivers” plural, not “river” singular.  He is promising fullness and abundance from the Spirit, not a mere, single trickle.  The Holy Spirit’s presence and power will be constant, like ever-flowing rivers!

Thus, the Holy Spirit is central to the intimate relationship with God called eternal life.  Do you view the Holy Spirit this way?  Do you seek His constant flow? This video will help you reflect on the role of the Holy Spirit in your life.