Jeremiah 17:12-13

A glorious high throne from the begining
Is the place of our sanctuary.
O LORD, the hope of Israel,
All who forsake You shall be ashamed.
"Those who depart from Me
Shall be written in the earth,
Because they have forsaken the LORD,
The fountain of living waters."
Jeremiah 17:12-13 NKJV

God is our hope. He is the fountain of living waters, giving life to those who accept it. We are like the woman at the well in John 4, living our lives away from God's grace and contemplating the ordinary needs and desires of our lives. We worry about having a drink of water and quenching our physical thirst and Jesus is beside us offering us the living water of salvation that will quench our spiritual thirst for eternal life. The creator God who has reigned over the earth since the beginning and who loves each of His created beings awaits us, to give each the life giving water of His love and peace. Should we forsake Him we will cut ourselves off from life and be left in the despair of our sins. The LORD is our hope, offering us the water from the fountain of life, let us not depart from Him and be ashamed when destruction overtakes us.

Lord,
Help me today to drink of the water that quenches my spiritual thirst. Help me to take the life You offer and allow You to direct my paths. Help me to trust in You and allow Your words to teach me.