Today’s
Scripture: John 7:37-38
“Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood
and cried out, saying, ‘If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He
who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow
rivers of living water.”
Words
of Devotion
George Whitefield seemed to have no future. Born in
England in 1714, he was the illegitimate son of an English barmaid. Yet
something revolutionary happened when a minister directed him to these verses
from John. When he read them, Whitefield cried out loud, “I thirst!” That
thirst led to a life of ministry and service in which he preached throughout
Britain and also visited America seven times.
Through his ministry, thousands of people realized that they, too, thirsted for
God. In one 75-day period, Whitefield preached 175 times and traveled 800
miles.
With a voice that was described as “riveting,” he could be heard long distances
away. His message was that everyone needed to be born again. He preached in
meetinghouses, barns, fields, and from wagons.
After delivering his message, Whitefield would wait for the Holy Spirit to
move. And the Spirit moved, time after time, bringing conviction and repentance
as people cried out for God.
Whitefield was among the key figures in the “Wesleyan Revival” that swept
England. His influence spread throughout society, even to political and
business leaders. Lord Bolingbroke said that Whitehead was “the most
extraordinary man of our times. He has the most commanding eloquence I ever
heard in any person.” Benjamin Franklin described how “wonderful” it was “to
see the change made by his preaching…From being thoughtless or indifferent
about religion, it seemed as if the whole world were growing religious.”
And it all began because he thirsted for more.
In the same way, God is ready to flood your life with rivers of living water.
Thirst for God and His Kingdom so He can use and bless you as never before.
Inspirational
Prayer: Father,
I thirst for You and Your Word. Open my life to Your truth, and may rivers of
living water flow through me as never before. Thank You. In Jesus’ name. Amen
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