The religious feast was ended. The last day had arrived. The people were packing up and preparing for the long, weary journey to their villages. They had come to the feast with great joy and expectations. Perhaps they would hear from God; perhaps Israel would again see his glory; perhaps their rulers would have a word about the Messiah! But there was nothing; and the temple courts were thronged with people ready to depart when our Lord stood and cried with a loud voice, “If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.”
- “Thirst.” This is spiritual thirst—a strong, compelling desire for forgiveness, for righteousness, for fellowship with God. “As the panting, weary deer thirsts for water brooks, so thirsts my soul, O God, for thee!”
- “Come.” “Let him come to me!” Not to law, to the church, to the altar, nor to the preacher, but let him come and keep coming “to me!” “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”
- “Drink.” Drink freely, drink boldly, drink continually, drink often! Salvation and pardon are free. There is a fullness of grace in Christ, and the fountain never runs dry.
Henry Mahan
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