The Treasure of Jesus

John 4:14 

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Living water is a treasure. How is it possible to keep a thing like that to yourself?  Living water doesn’t just lie there.  No, it’s springing up…. It’s overflowing… It’s alive.  It’s a treasure that wants to be heard and seen.  And what happens to a person when they go from lost to found? What happens when you go from Hell-bound to redeemed?  What happens when there is no more condemnation?  How does a person behave when their sins are gone?  What should we do when there is LIVING WATER in our hearts?  Sharing your discovery is natural.  How do you keep something “that amazing” a secret?  The woman at the well ran into the city, forgetting the very reason she had gone to the well. She told the men of the city, “Come see a man…”

John 4:28-30 

The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,  (29)  Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?  (30)  Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

The sharing of your discovery is driven by what you’ve found.  The prophet Jeremiah’s message was not received well.  Instead of being praised, he was persecuted.  So, he decided to keep quiet about this treasure.  He could not.

Jeremiah 20:9 

Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.

The sharing of your discovery is also driven by the need of others.  Whether it be material goods or God’s grace, when we see people in need, how is it possible for us to keep the blessing we have to ourselves?

1 John 3:16-18 

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.  (17)  But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?  (18)  My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

-Joe

Let me leave you with the lyrics of a song that captured my heart years ago. May this be our prayer today.

The Treasure of Jesus

Stephen Curtis Chapman

What can I do?

How can I live

To show my world

The treasure of Jesus?

What will it take

What could I give

So they can know

The treasure He is?

And if I can sing

Let my songs be full of His glory

If I can speak

Let my words be full of His grace

And if I should live or die

Let me be found pursuing this prize

The One that alone satisfies

The treasure of Jesus