(John 4:14)
Paul said in Ephesians 5:26, “that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word.” Water also refers to the Holy Spirit. (John 7:37-39.) As you partake of God’s Word and the Holy Spirit, you will be satisfied fully.
People without Christ are thirsting and starving for real life. Their spirits are craving for the eternal because their lives are shallow, empty, and fruitless.
You are a light in a dark place. To those around you, you are a river springing forth in the midst of a desert. The eternal life that is in you is a well of water springing up. It bubbles forth in joy, freedom, and victory.
When you have the Spirit of God bubbling up inside of you, you have a positive outlook on life and are constantly filled with good reports. Instead of speaking death, you are constantly speaking life.
Fear has lost its grip over the dreams of your heart. Like a bird set free, you have no limitations to what you can do. There are no more impossibilities, for your faith has laid hold of eternal life. God is in you.
Jesus has brought you into glorious liberty. Although you may have begun in a dry, thirsty land, the living water that springs forth from your inner being has made the desert blossom like a rose.
Life comes out of you to set the captives free. Healing flows to the sick. Love lifts the downcast, and hope fills the despairing. It is all because Jesus is in you.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
Billy Joe Daugherty was founder and pastor of Victory Christian Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was also the founder of Victory Christian School, Victory Bible Institute and Victory World Missions Training Center. Five hundred twenty-three Victory Bible Institutes have been started in eighty-five countries around the world. He inspired individuals and ministries with his life, love and influence for more than 30 years.