Water of the Word

Nathan Grossman continues his study on water as a picture of the Word of God, beginning with Christ's call to the thirsty in John 7 and the living water promised in John 4. He points to David's thirst for God in Psalms 42 and his refusal to drink the water from Bethlehem's well in 2 Samuel 23, warns that gluttony and idleness pull men away from craving the scriptures, and uses 1 Corinthians 3 to show that it does not matter who does the planting or watering as long as the preaching is right. He also challenges believers not to close their hearts to preaching because of who is preaching or how it makes them feel, and encourages them from Ecclesiastes 11 to keep sowing, since God gives the increase.