A New Choice

Question to think about: Will you change?

He made a choice.
He chose to take a risk.
He chose to risk what he had for what he wanted.
He lost what he had.
He did not get what he wanted.
He feels like a failure.
He hates his life.
He doesn't see that anything else will work.
He keeps doing what he has been doing.
He is stuck; nothing changes.
He is afraid to change.
He feels like he will lose the little that defines his life.

How is it possible to change life?

Study John 7. The people could not see beyond what they knew. They did not understand Jesus:
Then the Jews said among themselves, Where does this Man intend to go that we shall not find Him? Will He go to the Jews who are scattered in the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
What does this statement of His mean, You will look for Me and not be able to find Me, and, Where I am, you cannot come?
Now on the final and most important day of the Feast, Jesus stood, and He cried in a loud voice, If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink!
(John 7:35-37, Amplified)
Jesus interrupted the celebration of the Feast.
People could not understand that God was in their mist at the Feast. Jesus revealed Himself as the Source of water. What did the revelation mean to the people?Ceremonial pouring of water occurred during the celebration of the Feast.
Water was considered a gift in the hot, arid, desert lands. The people asked God for rain and remembered when God provided water from a rock, as their ancestors wandered in the wilderness (see Exodus 17:1-7).
It is easy to imagine the drama that occurred as Jesus announced He was the answer to their need for water during the ceremonial water pouring and prayer.
The presence of Christ, God with us, changed life for humanity. The people did not need to thirst anymore. Christ offered a new choice . . . to come to Him and drink. Christ is
the Rock
out of which
Living Water flows.
Stop.
Make a new choice.
There is not any need to thirst for something more in life.
There is more . . . choose the invitation of Christ . . .
"Come" . . .
"Drink" . . .
Experience real Life.

Learning with you to make a new choice,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2009 All Rights Reserved)