Have you turned on a light at night and heard cockroaches scurrying for cover?  Light exposes things that hide in dark places.

 

One day some religious leaders drag a woman to Jesus, who they had caught having an affair.  They aren’t concerned about the woman at all, or even what she has done.  No, their intention is to trap and discredit Jesus.

 

However Jesus doesn’t answer their question, instead he bends down and writes on the ground with his finger.  We aren’t sure what he wrote, but perhaps it is what he says:  “If anyone has no sinful desires, then he can be the first one to throw a stone.”  Jesus then writes again.  Maybe this time he makes a list of sinful desires.

 

Everyone enjoys a cold drink on a hot day!  Our bodies crave and need fluids.  There are times though, when we don’t realise our need, and become dehydrated, simply because we don’t drink enough.  This can have serious consequences.

 

Don’t you think that perhaps Christians can become like this?  We have experienced the living water Jesus offers, but we have become dehydrated spiritually.  In the passage we are looking at today, Jesus gives us an invitation.  It isn’t just a one time offer.  No, this offer is an open invitation.  “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink,” said Jesus.  Whether we are aware of our thirst or not, we all desperately need to keep drinking of that living water.  We only have to come.

 

Not everything is black or white!  Have you faced a situation where you don’t know what is the right thing to do?  As a Christian you search the Bible for answers, but the verses you find seem to give answers that are conflicting.

 

Jesus stirred up quite a controversy when he healed on the Sabbath day.  The Law of Moses said to keep the Sabbath day holy.  Why was Jesus healing on the Sabbath?  They declared that this was work!

 

However Jesus points out that they also worked on the Sabbath.  A boy was circumcised when he was eight days old, and if that day fell on the Sabbath, they would still do the circumcision.  Here is one of those situations where it appears there are two conflicting laws.