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Bible verse for today 202211/24/2023 Help me to be attuned to those around me who are spiritually thirsty, and grant me the courage and the words to extend Your invitation to them. Empower me to be a vessel of Your love, Your mercy, and Your gracious invitation. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit so that I, too, can say, “Come!” to those who cross my path. You call me to share this life-giving invitation with others. I gratefully accept Your gift today and every day, acknowledging that it is only by Your grace that I can truly live.īut God, I am know that Your invitation in this Bible verse isn’t just for me. ![]() ![]() Thank You for extending this free gift to me, with no strings attached. Like a parched traveler in a desert, my soul longs for the water of life that only You offer. Heavenly Father, today as I meditate on the Bible verse Revelation 22:17, my heart overflows with awe and gratitude for Your open invitation to each of us to “come.” I thank You, Lord, for Your Spirit that tenderly calls to our hearts and for Your Church-the bride-that reverberates this invitation throughout the world.įather, I confess that my soul is thirsty-thirsty for meaning, for purpose, and for a connection that only You can provide. So, when we ponder this profound Bible verse, may we hear the Spirit and the bride saying, “Come!” May we quench our spiritual thirst by accepting the free gift, and may we turn and extend the invitation to others, that they too may come and drink freely from the water of life. Once we take this free gift we are also entrusted with the task of extending the same invitation to others, to say to the world, “Come!”Īs Christians, this Bible verse serves as both an assurance and a challenge for us today-an assurance of God’s unfailing love and open invitation, and a challenge to be both recipients and extenders of this invitation to a world that is thirsty for the water of life. Importantly, God doesn’t ask for payment or a precondition the gift of the water of life is “free.” This mirrors the grace of God-unmerited, unconditional, and freely given through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross.įinally, taking the “free gift of the water of life” is an action that signifies accepting God’s invitation wherein it is not a one-time event but a lifelong journey. Just as physical thirst drives us to seek water, our spiritual thirst propels us toward God. Thirdly, the verse talks about thirst-a powerful metaphor for our spiritual longing. And as we hear this invitation, we too are encouraged to become inviters, extending this call to others. It also implies a journey, one where you move closer to God. It embodies hope, freedom, and an open door. The word “come” is a simple yet powerful imperative. It signifies a deeper level of understanding and openness to the message of the Gospel. ![]() ![]() Secondly, the invitation is not restricted to a select few it is universal-”let the one who hears say, ‘Come!'” Hearing, in this context, is more than mere auditory perception. We are all, collectively and individually, beckoned to experience the living water, which is Jesus Christ (John 4:14). This dual summons highlights that God’s invitation is both vertical, between us and God, and horizontal, within the community of faith. The Spirit represents God’s outreach, His active seeking of us, while “the bride,” symbolizing the Church, embodies the community of believers who echo this invitation. This verse as conclusion to the the entire Biblical canon encapsulates the essence of the Christian faith-an invitation to come to God freely without reservation and without precondition.įirstly, the “Spirit and the bride” offer a dual calling.
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