We looked at John 4 last night in youth group. In this chapter, Jesus engages a Samaritan woman in conversation near a well. Ultimately, He explains who He is and offers her “living water”. He says that whoever drinks of this “living water” will never thirst again. Obviously He is talking about eternal life through faith in Him. He is talking about spiritual thirst rather than physical thirst. He is wanting her to be completely satisfied rather than just going from one brief pleasure to another (she had had 5 husbands and was living with a 6th man at the time). This is what I tried to explain to all of you last night.

This world offers many pleasures. Some are good and some are very dangerous. Some of you find your pleasure in popularity or keeping up with the latest fashion. Some of you find it through alcohol or drugs. And some of you… well, you cut or hurt your body in other ways. All of you are just trying to feel a little more “satisfaction” in your life. You think if you buy one more thing, go to one more party, lose 1 more pound, or cut a little deeper; it will feel better. You will finally fill the void you have in your life.

You see, we were all created to be satisfied. Our problem is that we don’t understand what satisfaction is. We believe that if something makes us feel good, it is satisfying us. The truth is, the satisfaction that you and I are created to experience is so much deeper than that. To be trully satisfied is to “experience fully your deepest desire” or “to have no doubt or uncertainty” or “to be lacking nothing”. What will it take for you and I to have these definitions be true in our life? Jesus.

We were created to have relationship with God. We can never be satisfied apart from Him. Why? Because, even if we don’t know it, our “deepest desire” is to be with Him. Jesus makes this possible. Our sin separated us from God. It doesn’t matter what we do, we can never cover up that sin. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, stepped in and took our place. He took upon Himself our sins and thus opened the door for relationship with God.

As Jesus talked with the Samaritan woman at the well, He took her beyond her weak attempts at satisfaction. In essence, He asked her, “are you tired of having an unquenchable thirst for satisfaction – purpose, hope, peace, love?” I ask you the same question… Are you thirsty?

As a Believer you can still be thirsty for satisfaction. We quite often take our focus off of Jesus and back to our useless attempts at meaning in this world. My hope for each one of you is that you will pursue Jesus with everything you have. Spend time in His word, pray often, and share with those He has placed in your life.

The beauty of God’s Word and His plan is this: It’s not about making you feel good. It’s not about making things easier. It’s not about getting you to live a nice life. It is about fulfilling your deepest longing — Relationship with God through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. Tomorrow night I invite you all to remember and celebrate this incredible event in history. Our Good Friday service will be held at 7:00pm. See you then.