Sea Monkeys

“…but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
- John 4:14 NIV

Does anybody remember these weird pets that were sold on the back of comics? They are a unique type of brine shrimp that live in suspended animation in tiny eggs. They are delivered to you in a pouch and instantly hatch when water is added. I can’t help but think of Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4. Like the Sea Monkeys come to life when water is added, we too are offered the gift of a new life, an eternal life, from Jesus. John 7:37 reminds us that Jesus offers an invitation, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink…” and a promise that “Whoever believes in me…streams of living water will flow from within him.” Jesus is the source and the gift of living water is the Holy Spirit that lives within each believer. There is a promise for all those who put their trust in Christ that they will have a new life that will last unto eternity. More than just a promise for the future however, there is a dynamic experience of a Spirit filled and Spirit led life for the present that truly transforms our existence.
Consider Jesus’ invitation to come and drink and dare to dream about what life outside the egg might be like!