Rivers

John 7:37-38

"On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, 'If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said,
'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'"

When I am physically thirsty, all I have to do is walk to the sink, turn on the faucet and place my glass under the flow of water. It takes very little effort on my part and we know that water is essential to life.

What about Spiritual thirst? In this Scripture, Jesus clearly states that anyone who is thirsty simply needs to come to Him and drink. He is the source of living water. He alone can quench our emotional and spiritual thirst and he is not stingy. It's not a trickle or stream, but "rivers of living water". 

The commentary for this verse in the Reformation Study Bible states: "rivers. This implies great abundance, benefiting not only believers, but also those around them". Jesus abundantly fills the believer and wants us to open our hearts so that His rivers of living water can touch those around us and draw them near to Him. 

Come to Jesus, drink of His life-giving water, believe in Him and then let the rivers flow.