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The Symbols of the Word of God
Symbols in the Word of God = Water
Water is absolutely indispensable for human life. The average human body is more than 50 percent water. Water is also refreshing, whether it is used to drink or to bathe or swim in. In developed countries, water is often taken for granted. But in many nations the lack of clean water is the primary public health problem; even when clean water is available, it takes significant time and effort to get it. The concern for clean water was often primary in ancient times as well.
Water is so critical to our existence that it has become a symbol for life itself. There is a Brothers Grimm fairy tale called “The Water of Life” in which a dying king’s sons attempt to locate “the water of life” so that their father can live. Similar scenarios are common in literature. Spanish explorer Ponce de León is said to have been on a quest for the “Fountain of Youth” in the New World. Of course, he died without ever finding it. There is no “water of life,” that is, water that one can drink or bathe in which will grant eternal life, healing, or perpetual youth.
The Bible uses water as a metaphor in some places, and it does speak of “the water of life.” John 4:10–26 is sometimes called the Water of Life Discourse (the counterpart to the Bread of Life Discourse in John 6:22–59). In John 4, Jesus is sitting at a well in Samaria when a woman comes to draw water. This would have been a daily task for her and would have involved significant effort and time on her part. Jesus asks her for a drink. This simple request was significant because Jesus was publicly speaking to a woman (see John 6:27) and a Samaritan woman at that (John 4:9). The woman asks Jesus why He is willing to associate with her, assuming that most Jews would not stoop to ask a Samaritan for a drink. Jesus uses the occasion to turn the conversation in another direction.
Jesus answers the Samaritan woman at the well, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water” (John 4:10).
The woman wonders how Jesus can provide this water, especially since He had no means to draw it. In fact, didn’t He just ask her for a drink?
Jesus answers, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life” (John 4:13–14).
The woman misunderstands, thinking that, if she could get this water, she would not have to spend any more time laboring to get water daily from the well. At this point, she is thinking that Jesus is talking about some kind of magical water that would meet her physical needs.
Jesus turns the conversation from physical needs to spiritual needs by telling the woman to go and get her husband. She responds that she does not have a husband. Jesus says, “You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true” (John 4:17–18). In saying this, Jesus puts His finger on an area of sin and shame in this woman’s life. The water that He speaks of is not to quench a physical thirst, but a spiritual thirst—a thirst that has manifested itself in this woman’s life by a series of broken and sinful relationships. The conversation ends with Jesus telling her plainly that He is the promised Messiah, and she goes and tells the whole town to come out and listen to what Jesus has to say. The water of life that Jesus spoke of is a metaphor for spiritual washing and refreshment, which this woman needed more than she needed the water that she drew from the well each day.
In John 7, Jesus mentions this water of life or living water again. “Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.’ By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive” (verses 37–38). Once again, Jesus uses the physical to point to the spiritual. People need “living water” to give life to their spirits more than they need water to give life to their bodies. Here, we are told that the “living water” Jesus offered is really the Holy Spirit. He is the one who will be able to cleanse and satisfy the thirsty spirit.
Finally, the water of life is mentioned in Revelation 21—22, which tells of the blessings of those who will spend eternity with God in the new heavens and new earth. In Revelation 21:6 God says, “To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.” This is a picture of bountiful spiritual supply. Revelation 22:1 expounds further: “Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.” A final invitation is issued in Revelation 22:17, “Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.”
We need not understand the references to the “river” in the New Jerusalem literally. The picture is of a place where God lives with His people and meets all of their needs. In ancient times, a city with a continual supply of fresh, clean water would be considered a great place to live. The abode of God and of the believer for all eternity is pictured as having a pure, clear river running through the heart of it; in other words, it is a place where no need will be left unmet.
It is not necessary to wait for the new heavens and the new earth to experience the blessings of the water of life. Because the Holy Spirit comes to live within the believer, the Christian can experience a taste of this now. The Holy Spirit within the believer will quench every spiritual thirst, as long as the believer will simply take what the Spirit has to offer and follow the Spirit’s leading on a moment-by-moment basis.
In summary, the water of life is a metaphor that speaks of the Holy Spirit’s work in the life of the believer, providing spiritual cleansing and constant refreshment.
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
—1 Peter 2:2-3
A newborn child is a special treasure! Messy? Loud? But a special treasure, nonetheless. However, we know something is horribly wrong when a child does not grow and mature as he or she should. Arrested development in a physical child is the cause of great concern. The Holy Spirit also reminds us that stunted growth in our spiritual lives should not occur and should be a cause of even greater concern (Hebrews 5:14; 6:1-3; 1 Corinthians 14:20). God does not want us to remain immature! He wants us to continue to grow and mature in the direction of Jesus’ righteous character, gracious compassion, and faithful lovingkindness (Colossians 1:28-29). Our Father wants us to crave what is good and what builds others up, and find ourselves growing to become like Jesus. So, what are you going to do today to satisfy your spiritual appetite and grow in the likeness of your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ?
Prayer
Mighty God, thank you for loving me and saving me. I really want to mature in your grace. Bless me today as I seek to pattern holy habits and fill myself spiritually with the things that will help me grow. But I know that true growth only comes from you, dear Father, so I ask you to strengthen me by your Spirit as I pursue your character, as displayed by Jesus in his life and ministry. Make me more like Jesus, I pray. Amen and Amen
Bible Teaching of the Day
Revelation 7:17 says, “For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; He will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” Other translations refer to the springs of living water as “living fountains of waters” (NKJV) or the “springs of the water of life” (CSB).
A spring (or a fountain) is a geographical feature in which ground water beneath the earth rises naturally to the surface. The Bible frequently uses the imagery of a spring to describe the abundant life that God provides His people. Psalm 36:9 says, “For with you is the fountain of life,” and Isaiah 49:10b says, “He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.”
In Revelation 7:17, the phrase springs of living water is a reference to the eternal life found in Jesus.
The context of Revelation 6—7 includes the opening of the seven seals of judgment and the listing of the 144,0000 Jewish evangelists who are promised protection during the time of the tribulation (Revelation 7:1–8). In Revelation 7:9, John references a “great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language,” robed in white and holding palm branches. One of the elders present at the scene says, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb” (Revelation 7:14). The elder goes on to poetically describe these individuals and says that the Lamb—who is also the Shepherd—will lead them to “living fountains of waters.”
In context, then, the “them” of Revelation 7:17 is a reference to this great multitude made up of people from throughout the world who have been washed in the blood of the Lamb. They are redeemed. They are led to “springs of living water” and will have every tear wiped from their eyes.
In John 4, Jesus talks to a Samaritan woman as she gathers water from a local well. He tells her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life” (John 4:13–14).
Jesus is the living fountain of water that leads to eternal life for all who place their faith in Him. Water that comes from within the earth provides life to all who come and drink from it. In the same way, the “water” that comes from within Christ provides satisfaction and eternal life to all who come and drink from Him.
Today’s Devotional
Wisdom literature often employs metaphorical language to instruct the reader about delicate subjects like married love and sexual relations. The idea that “stolen water is sweet” (Proverbs 9:17) refers to forbidden sexual indulgence.
Using personification, Solomon contrasts wisdom with folly. Both wisdom and folly are like women who invite passing guests into their homes for a feast. The person who accepts wisdom’s invitation makes the critical choice that leads to life: “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Lay aside immaturity, and live, and walk in the way of insight” (Proverbs 9:5–6; cf. John 6:51–56). However, the person who accepts folly’s invitation chooses a path that leads to death (Proverbs 9:18; cf. Romans 8:6).
Earlier, in Proverbs 5:1–23, Solomon warns the young man against adultery. He compares water to physical intimacy: “Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth” (Proverbs 5:15–18).
Water was an apt and meaningful illustration in the desert-like conditions of ancient Jerusalem. Keeping a clean and fresh water supply was crucial to sustaining life. Rainwater was collected and stored in hollowed out rocks or underground cisterns lined with plaster-like limestone to prevent them from leaking. Due to the scarcity of rainfall, these cisterns had to be carefully maintained and guarded. Drinking from one’s own private water supply was much preferred over transporting water from a public well or stream.
God builds a wall around marital intimacy, ordaining marriage and the marriage bed as a private and exclusive “fountain” or “spring” for the enjoyment of sexual pleasure. No one but a man and woman joined in marriage are to drink water from this fountain or share in its joy (Exodus 20:14; Leviticus 18:20). In Proverbs 9:17, Solomon uses the idea of “stolen water” as an allusion to illicit, forbidden, extramarital sex.
Stolen water is taken from someone else’s fountain. It is sexual pleasure outside the bounds of what is lawful and proper. Water from one’s own fountain is pure, clean, and refreshing, but stolen water, no matter how sweet it may seem at the time, is polluted by sin. So, what is it about stolen water that makes it so sweet?
For some, the thrill of getting away with something unlawful—the dangerous and secret aspect of an affair, for example—excites and appeals to their baser instincts. The sinful nature craves what it cannot have (Galatians 5:17; Romans 7:14–23). The more prohibited something is, the more tempting and desirable it becomes. In the New Living Translation, Proverbs 9:17 suggests, “Stolen water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!” Both “stolen water” and “food eaten in secret” imply forbidden and covert activities.
Nevertheless, in Proverbs 20:17, Solomon warns, “Stolen bread tastes sweet, but it turns to gravel in the mouth” (NLT). The pleasantness of sinful pleasure is short-lived and misleading (Ecclesiastes 2:10–11; Hebrews 11:25; 1 Timothy 5:6). What was initially sweet on the tongue quickly turns to bitterness and death once swallowed (Isaiah 5:20). Folly’s invitation may look and sound attractive. The bread and water she offers may taste sweet, but, eventually, death awaits those who walk through her door (Proverbs 9:18).
God designed physical intimacy not just for the reproduction of human life but for the refreshment and pleasure of couples joined in the covenant bond of marriage (Genesis 1:28; 2:18, 23–24; Matthew 19:4–6; 1 Corinthians 7:32–34; Song of Solomon 4:16—5:1, 19). Sex is God’s gift to strengthen a married couple’s emotional bond. According to Solomon, sexual intimacy within the appropriate bounds of marriage is like a delicious mouthful of pure spring water. But committing adultery is like ingesting polluted water. Stolen water may seem sweet, but it’s like slurping deadly poison from a sewer. Sex outside of marriage may be exciting and enjoyable initially, but it eventually defiles and destroys everyone who partakes of it (Proverbs 6:20–35).
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