“living water”
“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
He who believes in Me, as the Scriptures said,
From his innermost being
will flow rivers of living water
But this He spoke of the Spirit,
whom those who believed in Him were to receive;
for the Spirit was not yet given,
because Jesus was not yet glorified
(John 7:37–39, emphasis added)
Here Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as the living water
External influence of the Spirit had always been given in
the
conversion and sanctification of the Old Testament
saints and prophets, but the gift of the Spirit
who would indwell believers had not yet been received
(Acts 10:44–45).
Jesus
Himself intended the phrase to mean The
Holy Spirit who dwells in believers and seals
them for salvation is the Living Water
(Ephesians 1:13–14).
It is the ministry of the Spirit,
flowing out of a heart
redeemed by God,
that blesses believers and, through them,
brings
life and light to the world.
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