Day 9 March 2

Jesus answered, " Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." John 4:13-14

Read

Exodus 15:22-27, John 4:6-14

Discussion

Remember how Moses lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into the wilderness desert? The children of Israel were so hot and thirsty! For 3 days they had been walking in the desert without any water to drink. There was nothing in sight except sand, rocks and some scraggly bushes. They began to wonder why God wan't taking care of them. Suddenly, they saw water! Running as fast as they could, they knelt down and took huge gulps. Quickly they spit it out. The water was bitter and tasted awful. God knew they were thirsty. All He wanted was for them to pray to Him. Instead, they became afraid and cried to Moses, their leader. Moses knew what God wanted, so he began to talk to God. Next to the water was a tree,God told Moses to throw the tree in the water. When Moses obeyed, the water changed from bitter to sweet. God had given them water for life. It was free, and all they had to do was come and drink.

Once Jesus was thirsty and tired from walking between towns and sat down by a well. He asked the woman there to draw some water for Him to drink. He told her He could give her living water and she would not be thirsty again. She thought, at first, He meant water to drink. But what He meant was the gift of eternal life. This gift comes from believing and trusting in Jesus. When we come and give our lives to Him, joy will bubble up inside us, just like a spring of living water. How can we get the living water?

Hymn

Deep and Wide

I've got a River of Life

Quick Prayer

Dear Lord, we want Your living water. Give us Your joy inside, like a fountain bubbling over. Amen

Lenten Symbol for your Easter Tree

water

Activity Idea

*How lucky we are to have water ready and clean in the US. So many people around the world are not as lucky. Pray for those who are thirsty for drinking water. 

*Jesus gives us joy and joy is contagious! Think of those in your life that are joyful, lift their names up to God and thank them for being joyful!