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On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink."

John 7:37

Have you ever heard a slogan or commercial and you couldn't get it out of your brain? For the longest time I was stuck on Burger King's slogan, "Have it your way." Or, how about Nike's slogan which has been running strong since the early 80's, "Just do it." How about local commercials? The most catchy commercials I have ever seen are the Tucson Appliance ones where the owner dresses up like Indiana Jones, the Hulk, Spider-man, or pretty much who or whatever is the hot item. Then there is his little pitch at the end of EVERY commercial, "Where low prices are our priority." There is (more like was, but oh well) a popular commercial campaign that has also stuck with me, and it's by one of the tastiest carbonated beverages out there, Sprite. And their slogan for the longest time has been this: obey your thirst. This one is extra peculiar because Jesus said something similar. Reread the verse I put at the beginning of this. Think, what on earth does Jesus mean by this? If you think that is weird read the chapter before this one Jesus says something even more bizarre:

"Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day (John 6:54)."

What is with all this talk about drinking? Why on earth would we be thirsty for Jesus? And how creepy is it that he wants us to actually drink his blood? What is Jesus really getting at with this thirst thing?

Jesus spoke a lot (especially in John) in symbols and parables. So, it's safe to say Jesus didn't really mean he wanted us to preserve his blood, and as often as we can drink it. So, let's look at the alternative. What are some synonyms for thirst? Webster says: dryness, dehydration, desire,longing, yearning, hunger, hankering,keenness, eagerness, lust, appetite. Thirst is a round about way of describing something we desire greatly. For instance, when you don't drink anything for a long time you begin to desire liquids, or you're thirsty.

Why am I talking about thirst though? What does this have to do with anything with what Jesus was talking about? Here's the point: there are things you desire to be in your life. A new game system, certain friends, maybe a member of the opposite sex, good grades, popularity, an elf, whatever it is we all have things we desire and the things we desire most will make their way into the center of our lives. Like Jesus said, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also (Matthew 6:21)." All this points to this: the thirst Jesus is talking about is every human beings' thirst for true life, and Jesus is making it clear: do you want true life? Do you want a life that is worth living? Do you want fulfillment? Then come to me. Question, do you think this is a command? Is this Jesus pleading? It's neither, it's an invitation. It's Jesus telling us He's got what we want, and if we want to find the eternal thirst-buster then we need to look no further than Him. Because in Him we find real, living water, "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 forever. The water that l will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life (John 4:13-14)."

posted by Skylar # 3:29 PM 0 Comments

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