00:00the chibi news daily reflection hello my name is marjorie and i'm a baptist minister at the
00:11well church in sheffield recently in the uk we have been experiencing a sunny hot spring i love
00:18the sunshine most people do and there's nothing like having an ice cold drink on a hot day that
00:25quenches your thirst all through the bible there is this theme of what it means to have spiritual
00:32thirst that needs to be quenched hundreds of years before the coming of jesus christ into the world
00:39the prophet isaiah prophesies in chapter 44 but now listen to me the lord who made you and helps you
00:49says this do not be afraid for i will pour out water to quench your thirst this description of
00:58water and thirst in the bible refers actually to the spirit of god and to the people's longing for a
01:04savior every year the jewish people who had an understanding of this used to celebrate a
01:10particular festival in the temple in jerusalem during which the priest that was in charge
01:17used to walk down the temple steps carrying a large jug or pitcher and go and fill it in the river
01:24and then return to the temple steps pouring down the water like a river symbolizing this prophetic promise
01:32of the coming of the river of god and then one day when jesus was now in his 30s he went to the same
01:41temple and he stood on the steps on the last day of this particular festival and it is recorded in john's
01:48gospel in chapter 7 that he actually shouted these words anyone who is thirsty may come to me anyone
01:58may come and drink for the scriptures declare rivers of living water will flow from his heart
02:05and when he said living water he was speaking of the spirit who would be given to everyone believing in him
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