Thirsty anyone?

What is the most essential element of life? Ask any scientist and they’ll probably say water. I have to say, I think I agree…

As I sat down to do my Bible study tonight, I felt God say “Start over”. That’s seems to be a theme with God and me lately. Where do I go next Lord? Go back to the beginning and start over! So… off to Genesis I turned. It’s funny, I didn’t get 2 verses into the first chapter before God captured my mind.

I read the first verse, and found my highlights and notes scribbled to the side

Verse 1: “In the beginning God (my notes highlighting God = Elohim, meaning God in plural of majesty or intestiy) created the heavens and the earth.”

But then, there it was. I know I’d read it a million times. I’ve even made note of it in my thoughts once or twice and marveled, but I never really REALLY thought about it.

Verse 2: “Now the earth was formless and empty (my scribbled notes highlighting the earth was in “chaos”), darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.”

Water! God started with water! So many times we just think God started with open space. But that’s not what the Bible says. God started with WATER! Why would that be so important? My mind is just reeling! I started to write it down and realized I can’t write that fast. Thank God I can TYPE fast!

Oh, how precious water is! The earth is 2/3 water. Our bodies are 2/3 water. Water is the essence of LIFE. Nothing on this earth can exist without it. It’s essential for survival. Food, we can go days maybe even weeks without, but water? No, it’s far more essential. Even the air we breathe has water in it. Anyone living in Ohio right now knows sometimes it has a LOT of water in it lol. Quite simply, water is the basis of life.

The bible is full of stories about water. In Genesis, creation tells of God starting with water, separating the sky from the waters, separating the dry land from the waters and even filling the waters with life. The Bible gives details on the waters flowing through the Garden of Eden. Later in Genesis we see God use water to cleanse the earth through the great flood. Water saved a baby from being murdered (Moses), saved a people from annihilation (God parting the Red Sea), found Isaac a wife, and that’s barely scratching the surface, not to mention it’s not even past the second book of the Bible!

On the banks of the Jordan River, Jesus was baptized, setting the example to those of us who would follow Him in His death, burial and resurrection. “This is my Son, in whom I am well pleased”. Oh I hope He is pleased with me! Wash me and cleanse me in Your Sprit Lord! You are my desire. How I so desire just to make You smile!

Jesus turned water into wine, walked on water, oh, and He asked for water to drink. “Will you give me a drink” Jesus asked the woman at the well. He asked this of the woman who drew her water during the hottest part of the day so as to avoid the other women of the town. The woman who was a Samaritan, a people hated by the Jews, yet Jesus spoke to her. In return He offered her Himself, the “Living Water”. Water that would well up in her as a spring of eternal life. Oh that Living Water! Revelation tells us that the Living Water will flow from the throne of God and of the Lamb, down the broad street. On it’s banks will be the Tree of Life whose leaves will heal the nations and there will no longer be the curse. Praise God!

But I cannot forget one of my favorite passages with water at its core. When the Savior of the world, my God and King, wrapped a towel around his waist, knelt down before His disciples and performed the most humiliating of tasks by washing their dirty, bruised, and blistered feet. Oh what a Savior! Oh to have a servants heart!

So much more can be said about water. I haven’t even SCRATCHED the surface. It is the essential of life, and the Living Water is the essential of eternal life. There are no others. He came so that we may have life, and have it more abundantly.

You’d be hard pressed to convince me that God doesn’t have a sense of humor. I find it comical, as I have typed this, I found myself thirsty. I mean, who wouldn't with all this water talk. I turn to my bedside and grab the bottle of water there to take a drink and find these words written on the label “Pure Life”. Amen! Well Lord, this message was brought to You by the one who thirsts for water, both liquid and eternal.