Bobby McDonald - Go To Jesus And Drink
Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: Go To Jesus And Drink Date: 09-10-2017 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
Summary
The central message is that Christians must continually turn to Jesus to satisfy spiritual thirst, drawing from the analogy of Jesus crying out, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink." This spiritual
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Jesus stands and cries out at the feastReading from John 7, the speaker notes how Jesus stood on the last day of the feast and cried out for anyone who is thirsty to come to Him and drink.John 7:37–39
The significance of Jesus crying outWhile Jesus often taught calmly, the few times He cried out with deep emotion from His being are crucial moments filled with urgency.
The picture of a well in the desertThe speaker pictures Jesus standing in a desert next to a well, crying out in desperation to people dying of thirst to simply come and drink.
A call for believers, not just the lostThis invitation is not only for those who do not yet know Christ, but also for believers who have grown dry and need the overflowing river of the Spirit.
Why do we wait so long to go to Jesus?Believers often stay dry for long periods because they delay going to Jesus, lacking the faith that He will immediately satisfy their thirst.
Carrying problems alone instead of prayingWhen we remain dry, we cannot help ourselves or others, often trying to scheme solutions or carry our grief alone instead of taking everything to God in prayer.
Following the example of John's disciplesWhen John the Baptist was beheaded, his disciples immediately took his body and reported the tragedy to Jesus, showing us where to bring our sorrows.
What does it mean to go to Jesus and drink?Going to Jesus and drinking is about drinking in His love, focusing on His promises and what He has done rather than on our overwhelming problems.
Overcoming fears of not knowing GodReflecting on fears of missing God on judgment day, the speaker finds comfort in knowing eternal security rests on God's love and finished work on the cross.
Jesus sitting by the seaLooking at Matthew 13, the speaker notes how Jesus rested by the sea, acting like a child drinking in his daddy, providing an example of true soul rest.
Stopping the restless wrestlingOur souls remain restless until we stop scheming to fix our problems and instead let go in our minds to drink from God.
Being full even in the desertThe person who learns to go to Jesus and drink will remain full and experience joy and peace, even when walking through the valley of the shadow of death.
A final word of exhortationIf faced with death tomorrow, the primary message the speaker would leave is to simply go to Jesus in helplessness, trusting that He will freely satisfy our thirst.
