Bible Verse of the Day Sunday January 30th 2022

John 7:37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.

This verse is about the final day of the Feast of Tabernacles, also known as the Feast of Booths, Sukkot. It was a time to thank God for and pray for rain. There would be a solemn walk from the Temple to the Spring at Gihon for prayer and thanksgiving for life-giving rain from God. Water from the spring would be brought back to the Temple and poured on the altar as an offering. This solemn ceremony was to keep the people's minds on the time water came from the rock in their wilderness journey (Numbers 20:8-11).

This verse specifically states that Jesus spoke in a loud voice. "Krazo" (Strong's 2896) is the Greek word used here, which means to scream or cry out loudly. We must thank God for the enduring patients of our Lord and Savior in continuing to bear with us daily, even with our incitements, upheavals, and defiance to the daily leading of the Holy Spirit.

Only by God's amazing grace do we remain in the throes of eternal life. Acknowledging and accepting our need for a Savior is the gate through which we must travel to salvation and eternal life. We cannot deal with our sinfulness, Jesus has already done that on the Cross of Calvary, and the Father has accepted His sacrifice as total compensation for our sin.

The keyword in this verse is "anyone," and there are no exclusions or omissions, save the great thirst of anyone for the truth of the Gospel of Christ Jesus. There are no waiting lines or preparation times, and the cup always remains filled. No unclean or foul lips can pollute the cup; it will purify every soul that drinks of it.

The timing of the context of this verse is no coincidence, the last day of the festival. Jesus demonstrated that there would no longer be life-saving Water at the Temple and in the ceremonies and formalities that so many love and admire. Our Lord and Savior made it clear and unblemished that He was the Water of life. In his Revelation visions, the Apostle John saw the "River of the Water of Life " (Revelation 22:1). Christ Jesus is our Water of life in our present state of humanity and life eternal.  

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