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Synonyms: thirstiness, dryness, parched, craving, strong desire, longing, yearning, avidity, hunger, voracity, keenness, eagerness, lust, appetite, passion, love, crave, want, covet, desire, hunger for/after, lust for/after, hanker for/after, have one's heart set on

Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation

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576. The Great Multitude in White Robes

Revelation 7:9-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... wanderings during the exodus. God promises the faithful that he will permanently “dwell” with them (7:15 KJV; NIV “shelter them with his presence”; Greek skēnoōmeans literally “pitch a tent” over them; cf. Ezek. 37:26–28) and never let them go hungry or thirsty again, nor let the sun’s heat fall on them (Isa. 49:10). Christ will shepherd (Ezek. 34:16, 23) and lead them to a place with living water (a symbol of eternal life; cf. John 4:14) where there is no more death or tears (Isa ...

577. This Spirit Is Not Spooky

John 14:15-21

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, catch the breeze there, and experience how wind also refreshes! The Spirit of God blows away our spiritual cobwebs and brings new life wherever he moves. We also see God's Holy Spirit likened to water. Jesus says, Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, "Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water." Now he said this about the Spirit. (John 7:37-39) Only Jesus in the power of the Holy ...

578. The Invitation

Isaiah 55:1-9

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Charley Reeb

... else matters. If God loves me, that’s all that matters.” Perhaps some of you reading this sermon feel like I am writing directly to you. Maybe you have accepted every invitation this world has to offer and it has been like salt water to your thirsty soul, making you thirstier than ever. Perhaps some of you have attended church your whole life yet never really have come to grips with the love of God. Oh, you have heard all about it before but never really allowed yourself to experience it. Perhaps some ...

579. Wounded Healers

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

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Charley Reeb

... her to this kind of ministry. This little, frail woman with a big, strong spirit arose to the podium and said, “What you do for them, you also do for him.”[8] Look around you very carefully. You will see the wounded, the sick, the lonely, the hungry, the thirsty, and the depressed. And if you are willing to reach out with your wounds to heal their wounds, you may just see the face of Christ and realize you are healing the wounds of Christ. “What you do for them, you also do for him.” 1. Exact source ...

580. Elephants in the Room: Addiction

Romans 7:15-22

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Charley Reeb

... so many times, “There is a God shaped void within us that only God can fill.” Paul spoke of it too in the beginning of Romans when he said that when we try to satisfy our souls with things other than God we become like a thirsty person drinking salt water. We can never get enough! Addicts destroy their lives trying to cram their addictions into a God-shaped hole. It never fits! If you want an old fashioned, biblical word for addiction you can call it idolatry – worshipping created things instead of ...

581. The Real Thing

Matthew 23:1-12

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David G. Rogne

... . Jesus' followers are told that, in his estimation, greatness comes from rendering service, even something as small as giving a person a cup of cold water (Matthew 10:42). When we help a needy person, when we offer food to the hungry and drink to the thirsty, we are actually serving in the spirit of Jesus. When we care for the forgotten of our society as Jesus did, we are actually demonstrating the call of Jesus to render service. What we do for others has eternal consequences. Leo Tolstoy told a beautiful ...

582. Apostles of Christ

1 Corinthians 4:1-21

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... -centered character of apostolic life in the present and implicitly critiques the Corinthians’ claims to privilege in the present world. Whereas the Corinthians are declaring themselves to be satiated, rich, and reigning (4:8), the apostles are hungry, thirsty, in rags, brutally treated, homeless, and working hard with their own hands. As Paul continues, he records how the apostles are “brutally treated” and how they respond to such abuses: when … cursed, we bless; when … persecuted, we endure ...

583. Jesus Is Coming

Revelation 22:7-21

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... Further, the Johannine idea of the Spirit limits its realm to the believing community (cf. John 14:16–17); it is not clear, then, why John would have the Spirit invite Christ to return as part of an evangelistic program. The concluding invitation, whoever is thirsty … take the free gift of the water of life, is not to introduce the unbeliever to God’s justifying grace (contra Beasley-Murray, Revelation, p. 345), but rather is meant for those readers who are in need of God’s sanctifying grace. It is ...

584. Love for Enemies

Matthew 5:43-48

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... nowhere in the Old Testament will you find an explicit demand to hate your enemies. In fact, some verses seem to point in quite the other direction (e.g., Prov. 25:21, “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink”). Yet many other verses call for Israel actively to oppose its national enemies (Deut. 7:2, “Show them [the Hittites, Girgashites, etc.] no mercy”; Deut. 20:16, “Do not leave alive anything that breathes” [among the cities that God gives ...

585. The Lord of Reversals: Thanksgiving of Desert Wanderers, Prisoners, the Sick, and Sailors

Psalm 107:1-43

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... postexilic, the rest of the psalm, especially verses 1, 4–31, may have been sung at the first temple in the preexilic period. 107:1–32 After the opening invitations to praise (vv. 1–3), there follow four narratives of different groups (vv. 4–32). Thirsty travelers in the desert had cried to Yahweh, and he led them . . . to a city and “satisfied” them (vv. 4–9). Rebellious prisoners, whom Yahweh had punished, cried to him, and he brought them out (vv. 10–16). Next, the sick, ailing because of ...

586. Trembling at the Appearance of the God of the Exodus

Psalm 114:1-8

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... -to-nature transformations form the focus. No mention is made of the benefit they had for Israel: the sea provided escape from their Egyptian pursuers, the Jordan became their avenue into the promised land, and the rock in the wilderness gave drink to a thirsty people. The emphasis of verses 3–8 is thus on the sheer awesomeness of God’s presence. They form a hymn, not a thanksgiving. (Cf. the theophany in Ps. 29, which also mentions reverberations in nature and mountains “skipping” in v. 6.) In view ...

587. The Plague of Blood

Exodus 7:14-24

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... his own house stands in sharp relief to the people, who had to dig along the Nile to find water. Pharaoh’s lack of power to provide water for his people is juxtaposed to the Lord’s control of the water, and later provision of water for the thirsty people in the wilderness. The Lord would provide water in a very dry place, but Pharaoh could only go into a house on the banks of an unpotable Nile. Pharaoh is an imposter Lord. Additional Notes 7:21 Durham quotes an older Egyptian text that describes a ...

588. His Final Words

John 18:1-19:42

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King Duncan

... going through. (4) That was the experience of Christ on the cross. That is the experience of his Father who watches it all. Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, says John’s Gospel, Jesus says, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” “Are any words in history ...

589. Am I Eating Manna or Bread from Heaven?

John 6:35, 41-51

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Rick McCracken-Bennett

... desire is regarding Holy Communion. Whatever your intellectual, emotional, theological, or spiritual experiences with Holy Communion, may this sacrament continue to be for you a holy, life-giving, mysterious magnet drawing you ever closer to the love of God who sent his son that we might never be hungry nor thirsty, this day, tomorrow, and forever and ever. Amen.

590. Jesus' No-Nonsense Guide to Discipleship

Mark 10:46-52

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April Yamasaki

... . Today, Jesus still calls us to come. "Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). "The Spirit and the bride say, 'Come.' And let everyone who hears say, 'Come.' And let everyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift" (Revelation 22:17). Coming to Jesus may look different for each one of us. A longtime member of the church once told me that Sunday morning was the highlight of her week. "I love gathering ...

591. No Reason to Worry

Matthew 6:25-33

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April Yamasaki

... teaches his followers to pray: "Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread" (Matthew 6:10-11). Elsewhere he speaks of caring for one another by feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, welcoming the stranger, clothing the naked, caring for those who are sick, and visiting those in prison (Matthew 25:34ff). Jesus' teaching is not a simplistic and naïve belief that God will provide. His instruction not to worry is part of this larger context of ...

592. No, We're Not There Yet

Mark 13:1-8

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April Yamasaki

... talked about the end of time, when all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. "What sets them apart said Jesus is feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, welcoming the stranger, clothing the naked, and visiting those who are sick or in prison." The coming day of the Lord is no excuse to be lazy or careless or to ignore our responsibilities as God's stewards. While we eagerly await the master's arrival ...

593. Filling the Emptiness Within

John 6:24-35

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King Duncan

... true bread. Christ is that bread. “Sir,” the people said in response to Christ’s teaching, “. . . give us this bread.” Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” And that’s true. The greatest need that each of us has is to feed on Christ. 1. Paul Harvey’s For What It’s Worth, Edited by Paul Harvey, Jr. (New York: Bantam Books, 1991). 2. William Hartston, The Encyclopedia of Useless Information ...

594. How Intelligent Is God’s Design?

Matthew 2:1-12

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Susan R. Andrews

... the path — rather homely plants, with squat thick leaves, tiny flowers, hovering, clinging almost desperately to the rocky soil. Why such an odd shape? I wondered. And then I remembered the educational display I had seen in the visitor’s center, explaining that the thirsty leaves and the deep roots and the low embrace of these plants insure that the flowers will bloom — that they will survive the cold brutality of the winter and the dry winds of the summer. Immediately, I felt a jolt of awe. Wow! An ...

595. A GPS for Your Life

Luke 6:27-38

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King Duncan

... them and held up their water pots. “We are the Chief’s children,” they said, “and we offer you a drink.” The astonished porters knelt in return, took the water and drank. The children turned and ran to Mabel Shaw. They said, “We have given a thirsty man a drink in the name of the Chief.” William Barclay notes, “In any ordinary village had these men asked for a drink they would have been told, ‘You are not of our village; get water for yourself.’” But by this simple act these Bantu ...

596. Eyes Set on Jerusalem

Luke 13:31-35

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King Duncan

... And that means it was because he cared for you and me. Gregory of Nazianzus, in 381 A.D. asked, “Who is Jesus?” And he answered with these words: He began His ministry by being hungry, yet He is the Bread of Life. Jesus ended His earthly ministry by being thirsty, yet He is the Living Water. Jesus was weary, yet He is our rest. Jesus paid tribute, yet He is the King. Jesus was accused of having a demon, yet He cast out demons. Jesus wept, yet He wipes away our tears. Jesus was sold for thirty pieces of ...

597. The Greatest Sin

Luke 13:6-9

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King Duncan

... God and the goats being thrown into a lake of fire? What did the goats do that was so terrible? They did nothing. Absolutely nothing. In Matthew 25, the King says to the goats, “I was hungry and you gave me what? You gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me [what?]. Nothing to drink . . . sick and in prison and you did what? You didn’t visit me.” In other words, you had a chance to minister to me when I was at my worst. And you did what? Nothing. Then he speaks those devastating words ...

598. Only a Pebble?

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Editor James S. Hewett

Some of you remember Aesop's great fable about an old crow who was out in the wilderness and very thirsty. He had not had anything to drink in a long time. He came to a jug that had a little water in the bottom of it. The old crow reached his beak into the jug to get some of that water, but his beak wouldn’t quite touch the water. ...

599. Can We Really Love Our Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

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Charles H. Bayer

... can live up to. Paul, who had probably heard about the saying even though he wrote before the gospels were completed, puts an interesting twist on it. Quoting from the often less than inspiring book of Proverbs, he says, "If your enemy is hungry feed him, if he is thirsty give him drink, for by so doing you heap burning coals upon his head." Loving your enemy, it turns out, is just another way to do him in. I doubt if that is what Jesus had in mind. We can kick and squirm and reinterpret the Lord's words ...

600. The Poor Man in the Mercedes

Luke 16:19-31

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King Duncan

... up with regard to our treatment of the poor? Remember Jesus’ parable of the Last Judgment when the sheep and the goats are to be divided? What was to be the decisive factor between heaven and hell? “I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat . . . I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink . . . I was naked and you did not clothe me . . .” We are not advocating a theology of works, but if we are faithful to the Scripture as a whole, we have to declare that caring about the down-and-out is very ...

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