Living Water

“Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” (John 7:38)

What Is Living Water?

In the Old Testament, Jeremiah 2:13 and 17:13 describe God as “the spring of living water”—yet His chosen people forsook Him. In the New Testament, Jesus reveals that the living water is the Holy Spirit Himself. John 7:39 explains: “By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive.”

Simply put, living water is the ministry of the Holy Spirit, flowing out of a heart redeemed by God. This living water not only refreshes and strengthens believers but also overflows to bless others, bringing life and light to a thirsty and broken world.

“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” (John 7:38 ESV)

“Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, “Give me a drink,” you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.’” (John 4:10 ESV)

“Jesus said to her, ‘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 again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’ The woman said to him, ‘Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.’” (John 4:13–15 ESV)

Therefore

If you belong to Christ, you already have the source of living water within you—the Holy Spirit. Let the Spirit flow freely, refreshing your own soul and spilling over into the lives of others, so they too may taste the eternal life only Jesus can give.