Jesus said, “Those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.”
Welcome to the Advent Daily Devotional and to the first day of Advent 2011. As we enter in to yet another season of waiting and wonder, may you thoughtfully consider what kind of thirst you are bringing to this season.
Each of us have a different longing that we are waiting to have filled. May we suspend our own hopes and expectations to ask God to once again give us a mind that is like his. Like the woman at the well we come with wants and needs that God knows can only find satisfaction through the “living water” of the Holy Spirit. May the Holy Spirit come to you in unique ways this season- reminding you of who you are, how God hasmade you, and calling you to have your thirst quenched by the living God who offers His living water.
Action: Spend a few minutes in silence listening for God to reveal to you what kind of thirst you have in these days.
Prayer: “Almighty God, give us grace to drink of your living water that we may rise with Jesus into eternal life on that day he returns to do justice for all people; in whose name we pray, Amen.”