“If you knew the gift of God,” Jesus said to a Samaritan woman, “you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” He goes on to say, “The water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life”. Moreover this gift will lead to people worshipping God “in spirit and in truth”. Jesus is speaking about the gift of the Holy Spirit, the greatest gift given to human beings; God in us. Those who are indwelt by this eternal spring of life will be a source of life for others too. The words of Psalm 46 will be fulfilled in them: “There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.” God dwells within you by his Spirit. He is not a static reservoir; he is a living spring. He wants to therefore overflow from you to others. To be open to the Holy Spirit, to desire the fulness of this gift of the Holy Spirit is therefore to anticipate this overflow. You are a channel not a dam. Again, the Holy Spirit flows to you to flow from you. If you want to experience more of God in your life, you must therefore seek God, not just to receive, but for opportunities to give. You should jump at opportunities to encourage people, to pray for people and to share your faith with people. And as you do these things, ask God to guide you and work through you.
Ask God for opportunities to pray, encourage and share your faith with others.
Read John 4:1-26.
