Sheep cannot live without a clean water source. Sheep are very susceptible to parasites and a common source of parasites is dirty water.
I have not yet figured out why the sheep drink when they do. When it is hot and dry, they may not drink at all, or very little. When it is cool, they may drink a lot. They know better than me when and how much they need to drink. The bottom line is, it could be 100 degrees or minus 25 degrees outside, when they need water, it must be available. Sheep cannot find water on their own. My responsibility is to make sure they always have fresh, clean water available.
People today are thirsty for peace, happiness, joy, and love. The problem is they often try and satisfy their thirst from pools that are contaminated with lusts of the eyes and flesh. Rather than finding what they are looking for, they end up addicted and depressed.
Jesus told the crowds if you thirst, and want to understand what true peace, happiness, joy, and love look like, come to Me and drink. He is the source of what man thirsts for.
Jesus is talking about making Him part of our lives by faith. Only Jesus Christ can satisfy the thirsty souls of men. Friends, come to Jesus and He will give you living water, so you never need to thirst again.
“he leads me beside quiet waters,” Psalm 23:2 NIV
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