Devotion of the Day

Come and Drink

My soul thirsteth.
Psalm 63:1

If any man thirst…
John 7:37

“But how can my thirsting soul find God? He is too abstract, I can form no mental picture of Him. How can I drink of the Living Water?”

That is why Jesus came. In Him the Word became flesh. No man comes to the Father but by Him, and whosoever comes to Him will in no wise be cast out.

“If any man thirst, let Him come unto me and drink. He that believeth on me, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.” Thirsting, coming, drinking, believing, overflowing—the thirsting soul comes and receives and believes that it has received (Mk. 11:24). The overflowing is a natural – a supernatural – consequence – “shall flow.”

A little tenement child in a hospital, presented with a large glass of cool, rich milk, asked hesitantly, “How deep may I drink?” Drink deeply of the Living Water!

“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters.”

The daily devotions are from Day by Day by Vance Havner. Fleming H. Revell Company, 1953.

Quote of the Day

I have been blessed by the story of the converted drunkard who was asked, “Do you believe that Jesus changed water into wine?” “Yes,” he replied, “I have seen Him change whiskey into groceries and gambling tickets into furniture and a broken-hearted wife into a radiant Christian. I have no difficulty believing He changed water into wine!”

The daily devotions are from Pepper ‘n Salt by Vance Havner. Fleming H. Revell Company, 1966.