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Today’s Daily Reflection explores the biblical theme of spiritual thirst and how it is quenched by the Spirit of God. The prophet Isaiah spoke of God pouring out water to satisfy this thirst—a symbol of the coming of the Holy Spirit. This promise was echoed in a Jewish temple festival where water was poured out to represent God’s future provision. During this festival, Jesus stood in the temple and declared, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me,” referring to the living water of the Holy Spirit, offered to all who believe in Him.

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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

GB News Daily Reflection — Wednesday 4th June

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