East Africa is one of the driest places on earth, which is what makes
“Nairobi” such a significant name for a city in that region. The name comes
from a Masai phrase meaning “cold water,” and it literally means “the place of
water.”
Throughout history, the presence of water has been both life-giving and
strategic. Whether a person lives in a dry climate or a rainforest, water is a
nonnegotiable necessity. In a dry and barren climate, knowing where to find the
place of water can mean the difference between life and death.
Our spiritual life also has certain nonnegotiable elements. That is why
Jesus, upon encountering a spiritually thirsty woman at a well, declared to her
that He alone could provide living water. He told her, “Whoever drinks of the
water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give
him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life”
(John 4:14).
Like the deer mentioned in Psalm 42:1-2 who pants for water, our souls
thirst for God and long for Him (63:1). We desperately need the sustenance that
comes only from Jesus Christ. He is the source of living water that refreshes
our hearts.
Jesus is the fountain of living water. (RBC)
