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February 28------------------------------Last day of FEB everybody! Can you believe it?!


BIG SPRING

READ:
John 4:7-14
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The water that I shall
give him will become
in him a fountain of
water springing up into
everlasting life.
__John 4:14
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In Michigan's Upper Peninsula is a remarkable natural wonder__a pool about 40 feet deep and 300 feet across that Native Americans called "Kitch-iti-kip," or "the big cold water." Today it is known as the Big Spring. It is fed by underground springs that push more than 10,000 gallons of water a minute through the rocks below and up to the surface. Additionally, the water keeps a constant temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit, meaning that even in the brutally cold winters of the Upper Peninsula the pool never freezes. Tourists can enjoy viewing the waters of Big Spring during any season of the year.

When Jesus encountered a woman at Jacob's well, He talked to her about another source of water that would always satisfy. But He did not speak of a fountain, spring, river, or lake. He said, "Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life" (John 4:14).

Far greater than any natural spring is the refreshment we have been offered in Christ Himself. We can be satisfied, for Jesus alone, the Water of Life, can quench our thirst. Praise God, for Jesus is the source that never runs dry.
__Bill Crowder

````````````````````````Father, it seems that I drink far too often from the````````````````````
````````````````````waters of the world that cannot satisfy. Forgive me, and``````````````````
``````````````````````teach me to find in Christ the water that can quench````````````````````
`````````````````````the thirst of my heart and draw me ever closer to You.```````````````````
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The only real thirst-quencher is Jesus__
the living water.

*************************************Today's Bible Reading __ John 4:7-14*************************************

7 A woman of Samaria
came to draw water. Jesus
said to her, "Give me a
drink." 8 For His disciples
had gone away into the city
to buy food.

9 Then the woman of
samaria said to him, "How
is it that you, being a jew,
ask a drink from me, a
Samaritan woman?" for
Jews have no dealings with
Samaritans.

10 Jesus answered and said
to her, "If you knew the
gift of God, and who it is
who says to you, 'Give Me
a drink,' you would have
asked Him, and He would
have given you living
water."

11 The woman said to
Him, "sir, You have
nothing to draw with, and
the well is deep. Where
then do You get that living
water? 12 are You greater
than our father Jacob, who
gave us the well, and drank
from it himself, as well as
his sons and his livestock?"

13 Jesus answered and said
to her, "Whoever drinks of
this water will thirst again,

14 but whoever drinks of the
water that I shall give him
will never thirst. But the
water that I shall give him
will become in him a
fountain of water springing
up into everlasting life."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Having conquered the northern kingdom of Israel, the Assyrians
adopted a policy of racial assimilation. They brought in other
peoples, who intermarried with the Israelites. The new race, the
Samaritans, followed Judaism, although not fully (2 Kings 17:22-
33). Because of this corruption (vv.20,22), the Jews despised them
(Luke 9:52-54; John 4:9). A Jew traveling from Judea (in the south)
to Galilee (in the north) typically avoided Samaria, which was
sandwiched between the two regions. Jesus chose to go through
Samaria to seek out a woman who needed Him (John 4:3-5, 10-15).

[Mackenaw]

Amen!

Hello Cimi (((hugs)))

God bless and keep you.
Love,
Mack