Lesson 57 Washing, Walking, Warring, Worshipping, Part 2
Question 6
The invitation, in Isaiah 55:1-3 is to drink freely of the waters of life, and the way we do that is through “hearing” God and “listening diligently to” Him in the gospel.
Jesus is “the Word” (John 1:1, 14) who speaks to you of forgiveness of sins, reconciliation with God, and eternal life purchased through His death. Jesus tells you that He has canceled your debt, that He has rescued you from darkness, that He has healed you by His stripes, that He gave up everything to give you an eternal inheritance. May God enable you to come often to the cross, there to listen and receive, hear and be satisfied. For when we are satisfied in Jesus, we enter into true worship! Like a person drinking a cool refreshing glass of water on a hot day and then saying, “ahhhh.” The “ahhhh” is like worship.
And finally, did you notice how the encounter with this woman in John chapter 4 pointed forward to the cross? Think of it: the woman at the well had left Him thirsty, as it is not recorded that she provided Jesus a drink of water. And yet in His thirst, Jesus gave living water, eternal life, to one who so desperately needed it. He thirsted, she was quenched.
When Jesus was on the cross, He said, “I thirst!” (John 19:28). He had been beaten, bloodied and crucified, He was thirsty! But more importantly, He had entered into our condition, the human condition of thirsting, and had taken on our sin which is always associated with thirsting, craving, yearning. But while Jesus hung on the cross thirsting, He poured out His life for you and He poured out His Spirit for you, that you might have your thirst quenched forever! He thirsted, you are quenched. Do you see that? Have you grasped it?
Question 6. Why is it essential, in our battle with impurity, to be quenched and satisfied in Christ?
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