Water

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate! And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD. And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men. (2 Samuel 23:15-17 KJV)

Their king longed for something not within his grasp – a king under siege. He longed for drink of water from the city of his birth. These mighty men – the valiant warriors – loved their king above their own lives and brought him water from the well.

He could not drink it. The cost was too high. So, he poured it out – as an offering to the Lord. The gift of the mighty men was fit for an offering, not for a mere man to drink.

Our Lord’s disciples were not mighty men. Nor would they be considered warriors. When He was a captive they not only did not bring Him water, they abandoned him, denied him and hid. When He cried “I thirst”, none but a Roman soldier offered, and that a bitter drink, not the cool soothing waters from the city of his birth.

Yet, which group of men turned the world upside down? The warrior names we know from short stores in the history books of the Bible. The names of the disciples are not only in the New Testament, but in secular histories, religious histories, theological studies and many others. They are quoted, discussed, argued and studied for centuries.

These men followed Christ, and repeated over and over again the word about water:

Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? (John 4:10-11 KJV)

He gave her the answer as freely as that living water is given:

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. (John 4:14 KJV)

Then, that wonderful pronouncement, the outspoken truth of who He is:

The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. (John 4:25-26 KJV)

Thirsty?