East Africa is one of the driest places on earth, which is what makes “Nairobi” such a significant name for a city in that region. The name comes from a phrase meaning “cold water”, and it literally means “the place of water”.

Throughout history, the presence of water has been both life giving and strategic. Whether a person lives in a dry climate or a rainforest, water is a non-negotiable necessity. In a dry and barren climate, knowing where to find the place of water can mean the difference between life and death.

Our spiritual life also has certain non-negotiable elements. That is why Jesus, upon meeting a spiritually thirsty woman at a well, declared to her that He alone could provide living water. He told her, “Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life” (John 4:14).

Like the deer mentioned in Psalm 42:1-2 who pants for water, our souls thirst for God and long for Him (63:1). We desperately need the strength that comes only from Jesus Christ. He is the source of living water that refreshes our hearts.

Author

Bill Crowder

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