Is Anyone Thirsty? Drinking from the Living Water

This Sunday at Myrtle House Community Church, Martin O’Brien continued our journey through Scripture by asking a powerful question: “Is anyone thirsty?”

From the Old Testament to the New, we see a prophetic thread of living water flowing through the story of God—water that brings healing, refreshment, and eternal life.

In Ezekiel 47, the prophet has a vision of water flowing from the temple, bringing life wherever it goes. What was once dead becomes alive when touched by this river. Joel prophesies, “A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house” (Joel 3:18), while Zechariah declares, “On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem” (Zechariah 14:8). These are glimpses of the life Jesus would one day bring.

Then in John 4, Jesus reveals the promise fulfilled as He speaks to the Samaritan woman at the well:
“Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

Unlike stagnant “dead water,” Jesus offers us living water—His Spirit, flowing, moving, and refreshing. This invitation was not only for the woman at the well; it’s for all of us.

In John 7:37, Jesus boldly declares:
“Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.”

And in the final chapters of Revelation, we see the fullness of this vision: the Lamb leading His people to springs of living water (Rev. 7:17) and the crystal-clear river of life flowing from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1). The Bible closes with this invitation:
“Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life” (Rev. 22:17).

This is the promise for us today: if your soul feels dry, if your heart feels weary, if you are thirsting for more of God—He invites you to come and drink. The river of life is flowing, and Jesus Himself is the source.

The invitation is simple and beautiful: “Come. Drink. Live.”