John 7:37

John 7:37 says, In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. Jesus said to the people that if any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.  He was not speaking of a physical thirst, but a spiritual one.  If we are a follower of Christ, we have the Living Water available to quench our spiritual thirst.  Verse thirty-eight adds, He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.  Jesus said that those who believe on Him would have rivers of Living Water flowing out of their belly as the scriptures had promised.  If we are thirsty for hope as His followers, there is only one place to go, and that is to God through Jesus, the Messiah.  If a lost person is looking for salvation, there is only one place to go, and that is to Jesus.  The answer to the problems of life cannot be found in religion, philosophy, materialism, or any other place.  On this issue, we have no choice but to be close minded.  The only way to salvation is Jesus.  Jesus said those who believed on Him would have rivers of living water flowing out of him. We go to Jesus for Living Water, but once we do, we have that Living Water flowing out of us. We, as His representatives here on earth, must let the gospel flow out of us like living water. Verse thirty-nine continues, (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.  Jesus spoke in the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive, but was not yet come because Jesus was not yet glorified. Jesus said when He went away, the Comforter would come.  That is the way we encounter Jesus today, through the Holy Spirit.  I find nothing in the Bible that says Jesus is going to appear on earth again until He comes back to claim the church, His people.  Once He ascended, and the Holy Spirit came, it is the Holy Spirit we must look to for leadership.  He will indwell us, and we will have that Living Water flowing in us.