MONDAY - 20TH SEPTEMBER, 2021
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
ENGAGING THE FINAL SOLUTION
John 4:15,KJV
"The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. "
A thirst will continue until you engage the final remedy for such thirst. That's why that woman at the well asked diligently for that water that saves one from further stress.
She wanted to be once and for all satisfied and so requested for the advertised water Jesus called the living water. This living water is reputed to give life. It could cause an unborn spirit to be born anew with impartation of the Father's life. However, Jesus was first misconceived by this woman.
John 4:10-11,KJV
"Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. 4:11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
This woman first thought it was the day to day ordinary water they fetch at that well Jesus was referring to. Jesus however was talking of the better water that relinquishes all thirst and search for who could save. The living water advertised by Jesus is the kind that gives rest to the wandering soul under the care of a good saviour which is Jesus Christ Himself. The living water is given to thirsty, searching and enquiring hearts at salvation.
John 4:13,KJV
"Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
What water was Jesus referring to? The water the woman misconceived for the living water. The water she said Jesus will need a fetcher to fetch. Jesus had to redirect her gaze to what the real water that quenches desire for rest, peace, satisfaction etc was. Jesus said "there are solutions that are not solutions at all. Why are they not solution at all? It's because they don't treat the matter at its root but at its shoot. They only give temporary offer." The water Jesus was debunking was the water that quenches physical thirst and not spiritual thirst. Such water can't make a man see God. It can only quench natural thirst. It doesn't surpass that. No matter the gallons of such water taken from any source will still leave the host with inner agitations and questions on life, death and eternity. What is physical can only cure physical needs. Why use then what is physical to replace and meet the need of what is spiritual?
However, what about the better water?
John 4:14,KJV
"But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst;but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Now, look at the guarantee of the better water. It quenches a thirst for a further saviour after one might have received Jesus at salvation. The Spirit comes in there and dwells in you which makes you a man that can draw water from your own personal well of salvation for personal use with assurance to be with the Lord if death or rapture come having being born again. Once God's life is in you, you'll be able to produce water in and out of season that will quench your spiritual needs. This water enhances you to benefit from the usefulness of personal fellowship with God.
Why did I call it the final solution? It is because no desirous heart will know rest until he takes the living water. He will still be thirsty and in search of a saviour until then. Living water is the water above all other waters. That's the water that gives what other waters, either well, river, or tap water etc can't give. Let all sinners receive Jesus into their lives today as they forsake their sins.
Also, you must learn to go to the root of matters and engage the final solution like Jesus recommended for this woman. There are quick treatment you could give to things. Meanwhile that's not going to do. It will only give temporary quenching of desire for awhile. You will soon find yourself relapsing into further journey in search of what quenches desire and actually eliminates the problem. An attempt to find rest by drinking to stupor isn't the final solution. Come to the Saviour you who are heavenly burdened and you shall find rest is the solution.
You must therefore know that a psychologist's counsel to an unrest mind can never substitute the yearning of his soul for the Word of God that saves. Until he comes to Jesus, he'll still be feeling life doesn't worth it. A man demonized and who does terrible things can't be counselled by his parents to stop that act and have it finally stopped. They will have to cast out the demon before such spirit propelling such act could be disengaged and its host finally saved. Unless you stand independently and given a job that could give you food, being tied to another's apron won't do. Please, engage the final solution.
PRAYER: Lord, we pray that you'll open the eyes of sinners to what they should esteem and prioritize - seeing Jesus as their immediate needed Saviour. Father, give me a final solution on a bothering problem.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 33:10-36:22, Galatians 5:13-26, Psalm 64:1-10, Proverbs 23:23
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