DRINK PLENTY OF WATER

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER

We have all heard this advice, time and again: Drink lots and lots of water.  A medical snippet I read recently suggests that we drink two glasses of water in the morning (to kick-start our internal organs), along with one glass prior to meals (for digestive purposes) and one glass at bedtime (to prevent heart attacks and strokes).  Other medical professionals recommend eight glasses daily for a healthy water regimen.  Apparently, the consumption of copious amounts of water is crucial to the maintenance of health. 

First, let’s look at the natural, then the spiritual.  Both the composition of planet Earth and the human body provide key clues to the Creator’s intentions regarding water.  Our world is comprised of two-thirds water, in contrast with the totality of land masses.  Likewise, our bodies are approximately two-thirds water, which varies somewhat based upon individual characteristics.  Our brains are seventy-five percent water; our lungs (believe it or not) are eighty-three percent water.  That fact makes drowning in water a bit more difficult to understand, right?  Nevertheless, it clearly depicts the biological necessity of water.

Long distance runners talk about “hitting the wall,” which means their energy drops to nearly zero if they do not sufficiently hydrate.  The bottom-line is that our bodies were designed to function best with ample H2O.  It might seem counterintuitive to some, but marathoners’ pit-stops for water do not actually slow them down.  Rather, taking a few seconds for water quickens their steps and potentiates their ability to run well and to finish the race.

Scientists who specialize in the search for extraterrestrial life search diligently for evidence of water content on other planets.  Their conclusion: Where there is water, there is the possibility of life.

In the Spirit realm, water is also of vital importance.  The word “water” is mentioned over 635 times in the scriptures.  Very early in creation, “the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” (Genesis 1:2)  And shortly thereafter, God ordered “the waters [to] bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life.” (Genesis 1:20)  Thus, one might rightfully contend that sea life emerged from those potent created waters at Almighty God’s command.  Wow!

Jesus Christ invited the now famous Samaritan woman-at-the-well to drink of “living water” that would forever quench her spiritual thirst. (John 4:10)  This liquid spiritual encounter totally transformed her life, and that of others in her community as well.  It’s like that.  When your thirst is satisfied, you are motivated to share your experience with others.  In the final chapters of The Holy Bible, Jesus invites “him that is thirsty” to drink “of the fountain of the water of life freely.”  This offer is generously extended to “whosoever will.” (Revelation 21:6 and 22:17)

Even the sanctification of members of the Body of Christ is predicated upon “the washing of water by the word.” (Ephesians 5:26)  Thus, Christ’s spiritual water has both life-giving and purifying properties.

Within The New Jerusalem, John’s apocalyptic vision reveals the presence of “a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”  And “on either side of the river, was there the tree of life…and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” (Revelation 22:1-2)

Beyond any shadow of doubt, we are now spiritually alive because of His constant infusion of living water.  For the superstitious Athenians who created an altar dedicated to “The Unknown God,” Paul summarized it with clarity: “In HIM we live, and move, and have our being.” (Acts 17:23;28)

So drink plenty of water.  It will bless you and all those you encounter.  An old television commercial by American Express had this memorable slogan: “Don’t leave home without it.”  I beg to differ.  You can successfully leave home without the American Express card, but you should never think of traveling anywhere without your living water.  Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed!