John 7:37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.”
At Dunkin Donut Coffee shop few days ago, we discussed the verse I was working on. Tony asked me this question: What cause Jesus to talk about the “water?” It was on the great day of the feast which lasted several days. On each day of the feast, the people came with palm branches and marched around the great altar. A priest took a golden pitcher and filled with water from the Pool of Siloam, carried it to the temple, and poured it on the altar as an offering to God. This dramatic ceremony was a memorial of the water that flowed from the rock when the Israelites traveled through the wilderness. On the last day of the feast, the people marched seven times around the altar in memory of Jericho march. When the priest was pouring water on the altar, Jesus’ voice rang out: “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.”
It was that moment Jesus used the “visual aid” of the water during the feast to reveal Himself that He is the One God had given them a future symbol, “ The Living Water, His Son.” On the last day of the Feast, Jesus revealed Himself as the “Rock” and He Himself provided the water to the thirsty people.
Are you thirsty? Come to Jesus. He is the Living Water …
So trust Jesus today!
*Notes from NKJV Study Bible.
