Is your soul thirsty? If you lived in Palestine in biblical times, "thirst" would be a very real concept to you.

It is no wonder that the hell discussed in the Bible is a hot and dry place, while heaven is described as a cool place with refreshing streams of water.

The Bible was written in an era without air conditioners, water coolers, or refrigeration of any kind. And it was a hot, dry, desolate land in places. Folks knew how it felt to be thirsty. They were thirsty physically--and spiritually.

They knew what Jesus meant when he said, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness." That's why they heard him gladly"”they could take the most sordid "deserts" of their lives to him and find streams of living water.

The prophet Isaiah wrote that "the burning sand shall become a pool,…