*Daily Bread*
*God, The Holy Spirit*
Today we move on to the next emblem that is water. Throughout the Word of God, water is a symbol of the spirit of God, and is often used analogously to represent holy spirit. Water as an emblem signifies Eternal Life, Cleansing from sin and Refreshing/Quenching.
Lets begin with Eternal life and we all have heard of the famous quote stating that *Water is Life* many have come accross and even actually use it however if understood spiritually it's very powerful. Think about water and what it means to you. Water is essential to life we die without it. Jesus tells the samaritan woman at the well according to *John 4:10-15* that , _"Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"_ Here, Jesus refers to the water that He is to give the woman as the living water, and He goes ahead to say He is the source of that water which springs up to eternal life meaning that its only by the HolySpirit that we recieve salvation & Eternal life. *Revelation 22:1* also talks of the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God. May this river flow into your work place , family and friends and let many be translated into this newlife as you witness in the name of Jesus.
Water is also a symbol of Cleansing which is that actually spiritual cleansing that we undergo when we accept God’s offer of salvation. Lets consider *Ephesians 5:26* which says _"that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word"_ Here we see that it is the “water” that does the cleansing of the bride of Christ. The same is established in *Ezekiel 36:25* which says, _"I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you."_ That sanctification is literally impossible without the help of the Spirit of God. That's why in baptism water is an outward symbol to recognize an inward change in us, meaning while it's the water working on the outside, it's simply the Holy Spirit working on the inside.
Water is also used to signify one that Refreshes or Quenches thirst, which is to say that it's only the Holy Spirit that gives true satisfaction. In *Jeremiah 2:13* God says, _“My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.”_ Many have tried to source other alternatives to quench their thirst but have failed miserably. Broken cisterns like Alchohol, Sex , Drugs, or Man can not satisfy your thirst, only Jesus can. That's why Jesus tells the samaritan woman that she needs to look to Him/ Holy Spirit as a superior well. Today, my prayer is that you will drink from the Superior well of The Spirit of God and be satisfied in Jesus' Mighty Name.
*Have a Blessed Man*
*Pastor T Mwangi*