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
What would it take to make you genuinely happy? What would it take to really satisfy you?
Would it be more money, more pleasure, greater success, better relationships, or a better physique? What would it take?
Unfortunately, the world screams that these are the things that will bring you ultimate satisfaction. And it’s so easy to buy into the notion that these things will truly satisfy.
But take another look at today’s verse. Jesus told the woman at the well that the things of this life won’t ever really satisfy us… only He will.
So many people today chase the dream of personal achievement… and find that it doesn’t really satisfy. Others think, “I’ll be happy if I can just find Mr. Right,” or “I’ll be fulfilled if I can just find Mrs. Right.” But the even best man or the best woman can’t satisfy the deepest longings of the human heart!
I can guarantee you that nothing… no human relationship… no job promotion… no amount of money in your bank account… will satisfy you like Jesus can.
If you’ve lost sight of this fact, I encourage you to ask God to help you realign your priorities today!
ETERNAL SATISFACTION IN AN INSTANT GRATIFICATION WORLD.
Thursday, September 05, 2019
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not. Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.”
John 5:37–39
When Jesus was confronted by the Pharisees over His claim to be the Son of God, He pointed them back to the very basis of their belief and practice—the inspired words of God—what we know as the Old Testament. These men were religious scholars. They knew the ins and outs of the law, and spent much of their lives debating the smallest points of doctrine. Yet for all of their knowledge, it remained on the surface and did not make a positive impact on the way they lived their lives.
It is good and important to know what the Bible says, but that alone is not enough. We must take the Word into our heart and apply it to every situation we face. We cannot be spiritually mature and equipped for the work God has called us to do apart from His Word. “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works” (2 Timothy 3:16–17).
The devil is delighted if we fall into the trap of equating more knowledge about the Bible with spiritual growth. Knowing what God said is important, but alone it is not enough. We must then apply what we have learned to our daily lives. The best way to deepen our relationship with God’s Word is to put it into practice day after day, and allowing what it says to control how we live.
Today's Growth Principle:
The Bible must be both known and applied to make our lives what God wants them to be.
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