Sword of the Spirit – Self-Righteous #1123

Posted on December 2, 2020 by ron021950

SWORD OF THE SPIRIT                                                                                               1123

“Self-Righteous”

He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’

But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” – Luke 18:9-14

Self-Righteousness is defined as having an unfounded certainty that one is totally correct or morally superior. Self-righteousness is the sin of pride which hinders one’s ability to accept the Grace of God for salvation. Let us humbly reflect on the following Scriptures:

There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. – Proverbs 30:12; – 1 John 1:8

 We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. – Isaiah 64:6

… for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, …as it is written:“None is righteous, no, not one; – Romans 3:10; – Romans 3:23

There is no room for boasting about our Christian walk. It is not about us and what we have accomplished. It is all about the grace of God through Jesus Christ.

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. – Ephesians 2:8-9

But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. – Galatians 6:14

As we humbly approach the throne of grace in prayer let us not think more highly of ourselves than we ought always acknowledging our sinful nature and our need for the saving grace of the abiding presence of Jesus in our heart.

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment … – Romans 12:3-8

Let the light of Christ shine through all that we say and do so that all may give glory to God.

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. – 1 Corinthians 10:3; – Matthew 5:16; – John 15:5

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Sword of the Spirit – Assurance #1122

Posted on November 25, 2020 by ron021950

SWORD OF THE SPIRIT                                                                                               1122

“Assurance”

…I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.  – 1 John 5:11-13

If there is one thing I can be certain of in this world is that I cannot be certain of anything in this world. Our Presidential election results are hotly contested and in question. Industries such as Disney, long considered bastions of job security are laying people off by the thousands due to the pandemic. Will our retirement plans be there? Will the vaccine work? Are we safe to walk the streets of our neighborhood and local shopping areas? All is uncertain except for the love that God has for His children.

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 8:38-39

We do not know what the future holds but we do know Who holds our future and that assurance gives us peace – a peace that surpasses all worldly understanding.

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I; The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation – Psalm 18:2– Psalm 61:2– Psalm 18:46

While the world around us seems to be imploding we have a stronghold of security in our Lord, Jesus.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe; My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. – Proverbs 18:10– John 10:27-28

We have assurance of His love and care in the present day as well as the assurance of salvation for eternity.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. – 1 Peter 1:4-5

Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine…Now this is reason for Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Sword of the Spirit – Spiritual Distance #1121

Posted on November 15, 2020 by ron021950

SWORD OF THE SPIRIT                                                                                               1121

“Spiritual Distance”

This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; – Matthew 15:8

During this pandemic time we are encouraged to wear a face mask and maintain a six foot social distance apart from other people. We need to avoid touching them or surfaces they have touched and to frequently wash and sanitize our hands. For many people in retail and service industries social distancing can be a challenge.

As I reflected upon these pandemic guidelines it occurred to me that many of us who profess to be Christian have been practicing spiritual distancing from Jesus, our Lord and Savior. We have been spiritually self-isolating ourselves from Him except for the occasional church appearance at holidays, funerals, weddings and the like. We who are spiritually distanced from Him are the ones Jesus speaks of when He says that they honor Him with their lips but their hearts are far from Him.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. – James 4:8

Our world is in a difficult place right now. Now is the time to close the spiritual gap between us and Jesus.

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. –  Hebrews 10:22

Are we experiencing the beginning of the ‘birth pains’ of the end times? Maybe – maybe not.

…See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet…there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. – Matthew 24:6-8

Our global travel and interpersonal connectivity has allowed this virus to spread faster than any other in human history. Now is the time to practice safe social distancing from each other and now is also the time to get close and stay abidingly close to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. – 1 John 2:28

Like Peter, James, and John, now is the time to move into Jesus’ inner circle of friends.

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. – John 15:15

Close the spiritual distance gap between you and Jesus and hear Him speak to your heart, ‘Fear not’.

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33

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Sword of the Spirit – Asked to Leave #1120

Posted on November 4, 2020 by ron021950

SWORD OF THE SPIRIT                                                                                               1120

“Asked to Leave”

... The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region. – Matthew 8:28-34

Our nation was founded by Christians who fled religious persecution in Europe. Madison’s original proposal for a bill of rights provision concerning religion read: “The civil rights of none shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established, nor shall the full and equal rights of conscience be in any manner, or on any pretence, infringed.” – Annals of Congress 434 June 8, 1789

The House and Senate committee at the time, reduced the wording into its final form as the first clause in the United States Bill of Rights which states in part that ‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;’

The term, ‘Separation of Church and State’ is not found in our Constitution. The idea was originally stated by Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, who believed that any government involvement in the church would corrupt the church. The most famous use of the phrase was by Thomas Jefferson in his 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptist Association. In it, Jefferson declared that when the American people adopted the establishment clause in the Second Amendment that they built a “wall of separation between the church and state.”

Over the last 200 plus years, America has steadily become a melting pot of religious belief systems. The resulting conflict has presented our judicial system with conundrums that they have ‘solved’ by increasingly moving our nation’s secularism to the point of infringement upon our individual free exercise of our faith.

As a nation we are asking Jesus to leave.

In 1962, we took prayer out of public schools. This has extrapolated into preventing any mention of personal beliefs in God or Jesus in student speech or on clothing as well as praying before a meal in the cafeteria. We have asked Jesus to leave.

In January 2019 the Democrat-controlled House Natural Resources Committee produced a draft rules document that removed “So help you God” from oaths required of witnesses before the committee. We have asked Jesus to leave.

Challenges abound resulting in the removal of the Ten Commandments as a moral compass from public places. Christian businesses from Chick-fil-A to small Christian-owned bakeries, photographers and the like are being sued and driven out of business because their ‘full and equal rights of conscience’ are being infringed upon by an amoral government ruling in favor of immoral entities who feel discriminated against by people governed by God’s moral code.

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. – John 3:19

Our country has asked Jesus to leave. We need to invite Him back.

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Sword of the Spirit – Crucified with Christ #1119

Posted on October 29, 2020 by ron021950

SWORD OF THE SPIRIT                                                                                               1119

“Crucified with Christ”

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me; And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. – Luke 9:23; Matthew 10:38

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. – Galatians 2:20

So many of us view our burdens and sufferings as ‘our cross to bear’. This is not at all what Jesus was talking about relative to taking up our cross and following Him. At the time that Jesus spoke these words, the cross had one significant meaning to the people of that day – death. Jesus is asking us then and today if we are willing to die to self and to our sinful nature and follow Him.

Paul writes in Galatians 2:20 what it means to have taken up his cross and followed Jesus. We are exhorted to do the same. How do we practically apply this Word to our lives today? The answer is simple: we learn to say ‘No’ to the sinful desires of our flesh and ‘Yes’ to the righteousness of Jesus.

And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires; So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus; For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.…Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. – Galatians 5:24  Romans 6:11– Colossians 3:3-5

Being crucified with Christ also means that we learn to not embed ourselves in this material world at the expense of a closer walk with Jesus. We learn to deny ourselves the desires of the flesh when those desires conflict with obedience to following the Lord’s direction.

Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, … so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. – 1 Peter 4:1-2

Being crucified with Christ is not a one-time event. It is a process by which we die little deaths over time. Can we deny ourselves some future plans and goals in order to care for elderly and sick parents?

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. – 1 Timothy 5:8

Having been crucified with Christ it is no longer we who live but Christ lives in us. Are we willing to deny ourselves time, comfort, material goods, in order to be His hands and feet in ministry to those in need?

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others…; Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. – Philippians 2:4-8 – Proverbs 3:27

This is not an easy Word to apply to our lives. Like the rich young ruler many of us would walk away from such self-denial and total commitment to follow Christ. Our sinful nature is at war with our spiritual nature and as long as we are in the flesh the battle will rage on. But take heart for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4

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Sword of the Spirit – Cleanse the Land #1118

Posted on October 22, 2020 by ron021950

SWORD OF THE SPIRIT                                                                                               1118

“Cleanse the Land”

When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations…And because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you. – Deuteronomy 18:9-12

When the Lord led His people into the Promised Land He empowered and equipped them with weapons of war to bring His judgment upon the people there for their abominable practices.

Today, God sends His people, the church – the Body of Christ into the land to cleanse it also. Only now our weapons are not swords and spears but rather, prayer and our vote at the polls.

Traditionally, over 40% of professing evangelical Christians have not voted at all. This is unconscionable. This election year is probably the most critical election I have voted in for the past 50 years. The entire Body of Christ must turn out to vote.

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? – Micah 6:8

God’s Word has told us what is right and wrong, moral and immoral. God requires us then to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with Him.

Voting is an act of justice. We must not look for a charismatic personality to vote for. We are not electing royalty or an idol. We are to vote based upon the issues and where the political party stands on these issues. We bring God’s judgment upon the abominable practices with our vote.

You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. – Leviticus 18:21

Voting is an act of love. The most dangerous place in America is the womb. Our nation has legalized, funded and promoted the murder of innocent babies – even full term. Our vote for those who stand for life is an act of love.

We the people are blessed to live in a constitutional democracy. We the people are the authority and yes, God’s Word instructs us to obey the authorities over us. However, when that authority seeks to enslave us and force us to accept what God considers to be an abomination, then we are to exercise our authority with our vote.

We the people are inclusive of all beliefs and cultures. As Evangelical Christians we share the authority of our vote with those who do not share our faith in God. Are we being good stewards of this nation that God has blessed us with if we sit back and abdicate our responsibility to vote in accordance with God’s Holy moral principles?

‘My vote won’t matter’, you say. Then why do you recycle that one plastic bottle to ‘save the planet’? Your vote, my vote, our collective votes matter greatly when we see ourselves as the Body of Christ – not just an individual.

if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. – 2 Chronicles 7:14

VOTE! It’s an act of love and justice. Vote to cleanse our land.

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Sword of the Spirit – Keep the Word #1117

Posted on October 14, 2020 by ron021950

SWORD OF THE SPIRIT                                                                                               1117

“Keep the Word”

I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. – Psalm 119:11,105

What value do you place on the Word of God? Do you treasure it? Is it merely an inanimate book to you or do you know it to be the Living Word of God i.e., Jesus Christ?

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.  In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. – John 1:1-5

If the Word of God is nothing more than a book of fictional stories, then why have governments and evil factions worked so hard for centuries to eliminate it? Bibles have been removed from public places. They are confiscated at borders of countries and burned. Plaques with Scripture verses are being removed and destroyed. Prayer is banned in public places and the Name of our Lord is only allowed to be used in vain. The answer as to why is found in John 3:19.

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. – John 3:19

When we keep the Word of God in our heart we maintain our moral compass with which to navigate the myriad of decisions and choices we need to make in this life. The Word gives us discernment and clarity when faced with the deception of the evil one.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12

Inasmuch as our bodies need food to live, so do our spirits need to be nourished by the Word of God. We need more than a nibble every now and them. We need to continually feast on the Word.

But he (Jesus) answered, “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. – Matthew 4:4

We need to keep the Word of God not only in the sense of obedience to it, but also in the sense of treasuring it in our hearts. Keeping the Word makes us complete and equipped with the full armor of God. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of Godmay be complete, equipped for every good work. – 2 Timothy 3:16-17

When we keep the Word we, as the Body of Christ, are a preserving force (salt) in this world. The Word in us is the Sword of the Spirit bringing the light of Jesus to dispel the darkness of evil.

“You are the salt of the earth…You are the light of the world…- Matthew 5:13-15

In this critical election year fraught with the pandemic and economic turmoil, emotions run high. Political ads are infested with half-truths and flat out lies. Fact checkers need to be fact checked. The Body of Christ MUST rise up en masse, complete and equipped with the Word of God as their moral compass to rightly discern the way to vote.

Rise up church! Keep the Word and be salt and light in this dark time.

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Sword of the Spirit – Love and Justice #1116

Posted on October 1, 2020 by ron021950

SWORD OF THE SPIRIT                                                                                               1116

“Love and Justice”

The Lord is slow to anger and will by no means clear the guilty. – Nahum 1:3

Have you ever encountered people who believe in God but reject His free gift of salvation through Jesus?

You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder! – James 2:19

They believe there is an eternal afterlife but they view the concept that Jesus as being the only way to Heaven with Father God as too narrow and restrictive.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. – John 14:6

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” – Acts 4:12

There are those who teach that God does not send people to hell – that He only honors their choice to go there. That teaching does not hold with the Truth of the Word of God. If I choose to break the law, I am not doing so because I am choosing the negative consequence for my action. I am breaking the law because I prefer to sin rather than being obedient.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 6:23

In the same way people who choose to embrace a life of sin and reject God’s plan of repentance and salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ are not choosing to go to hell. They are choosing to reject Jesus all the while maintaining an expectation of eternal life in heaven.

Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. – Matthew 7:13-14

They continue to expect eternity in heaven by stating that a loving God will not send them to hell. God does indeed love us. He does not want people to go to hell for eternity – He wants them all to repent and accept his free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. – 2 Peter 3:9

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16

However much that God loves us, He is also just. God will send those to hell whose choice is to refuse to repent and turn from sin and who reject salvation though Christ Jesus – God will mete out justice.

Then he will say to those on his left, Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. – Matthew 25:41

May the Holy Spirit reveal the truth of the Word of God to your soul. May the sword of the Spirit cut through the deception of the enemy so that you may know the depth of God’s love for you through Jesus. May you know His true character of love and justice.

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Sword of the Spirit – Misplaced Trust #1115

Posted on September 24, 2020 by ron021950

SWORD OF THE SPIRIT                                                                                               1115

“Misplaced Trust”

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and in whose hope is in the Lord – Jeremiah 17:5-7

We the people of the United States of America are going through a difficult patch right now. Not only are we dealing with a pandemic and the economic effect thereof, but also with anarchists who are wreaking havoc in our cities.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble; When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. – Psalm 46:1; Psalm 56:3

Roads are blocked, innocent travelers are being accosted and our police are being attacked and killed. It seems that domestic terrorism is being allowed to flourish and run rampant and little if anything is being done to put an end to it.

But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors! – Psalm 31:14-15

When we cannot trust our governing authorities to keep us safe, what do we do? It seems that every day conversations of late with friends, family or acquaintances inevitably include the topic of owning weapons to defend ourselves.

He said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one. – Luke 22:36

Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. – Nehemiah 4:17-18

I am a firm believer in our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms in order to defend our families from evildoers. I am also a firm believer that my trust must never be misplaced on such weapons.

Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; Through you we push down our foes; through your name we tread down those who rise up against us. For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me…. – Psalm 144:1; Psalm 44:5-7

Gun sales are at record levels since the pandemic panic hoarding began in March of 2020. What are people seeking to defend – themselves or their T-paper and canned goods? We should share what we have with those in need and trust in the Lord to resupply.

And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. – Psalm 9:10

In these difficult times, be clear in whom or in what you place your trust. Be careful not to misplace your trust in man, self, weaponry, wealth or anything of this world.

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God; The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; … – Psalm 20:7; Nahum 1:7

Exercise your right to keep and bear arms if you so desire. Exercise also your right and obligation to vote in the upcoming election seeking to preserve the sanctity of life from the womb to the nursing home and to preserve the foundations of our Constitution. May the Peace of Jesus fill your hearts and homes.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. – Isaiah 26:3

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Sword of the Spirit – Soul Thirst #1114

Posted on September 17, 2020 by ron021950

SWORD OF THE SPIRIT                                                                                               1114

“Soul Thirst”

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. –  Psalm 63:1 

Have you ever suffered the effects of severe dehydration? You feel weak and can hardly function. Your thinking becomes clouded. Your body temperature elevates and you can’t seem to catch your breath. You feel faint. Every fiber of your being becomes driven to get water.

David, in today’s reference Scripture, likens his spiritual thirst to that of the dehydration of his body. How thirsty is your soul?

As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God… – Psalm 42:1-2

Let’s examine David’s thirsty prayer.

O God, you are my God – David begins his prayer by affirming that God is the one, true God and that he worships no other ‘gods’. In biblical times as is today people have divided affections in worshiping many false gods. Believers and unbelievers alike can be found praying to mother earth or other false deities. Spiritual thirst can only be satiated by Jesus.

You shall have no other gods before me; You are my witnesses… that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. – Exodus 20:3; Isaiah 43:10

earnestly I seek you – Is satisfying your soul thirst a desperate priority in your life or have you rendered your relationship with Jesus to an afterthought, when you have time? Do seek Him only when you need something? How thirsty is your soul, really?

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! – Psalm 105:4

…my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. – We live in a dry and weary land. We have taken prayer out of public places and have enacted laws to remove and hide references to Almighty God. In exchange, we have elevated and protected the worship of false gods. Our souls should be thirsting for righteousness like never before.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. –  Matthew 5:6

The people of our dry and weary land need the Living Water of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. We, the church, the Body of Christ, are commissioned to help bring those who thirst to the water of life in Jesus. We cannot do that when we have let our own soul thirst go unsatiated or worse yet attempt to satisfy our spiritual thirst with the created things of this world.

May you earnestly, desperately and continually seek to satisfy your soul thirst in Jesus Christ. Jesus said to them, “…If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink; …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 6:35; 7:37; 4:14

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