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<p>&quot;Remember&nbsp;<em>the  words of the Lord Jesus</em>, how He said,&quot;<br><br>
  <em>&quot;If  any man thirsts — let him come unto Me, and drink.&quot;</em>&nbsp;—  John 7:37<br><br>
  This is one of the most gracious  &quot;words&quot; which ever &quot;proceeded out of the mouth of God!&quot; The&nbsp;<em>time</em><em>&nbsp;</em>that it was uttered was an impressive one; it was  on &quot;the last, the great day&quot; of the Feast of Tabernacles, when a  denser multitude than on any of the seven preceding ones were assembled  together. The golden bowl, according to custom, had probably just been filled  with the waters of Siloam, and was being carried up to the Temple amid the acclamations of the crowd,  when the&nbsp;<em>Saviour of the world</em><em>&nbsp;</em>seized the opportunity of speaking to them some  truths of momentous import. Many, doubtless, were the &quot;words of Jesus&quot; uttered on the previous days — but the  most important is reserved for the last. What, then, is the great closing theme  on which He rivets the attention of this vast auditory, and which He would have  them carry away to their distant homes? It is,&nbsp;<em>The  freeness of His own great Salvation</em>,  &quot;If any man thirsts — let him come unto Me, and drink.&quot;<br><br>
  Reader, do you discredit the reality of  this gracious offer? Are your&nbsp;<em>legion sins</em>&nbsp;standing  as a barrier between you and a Saviour's offered mercy? Do you feel as if you  cannot come &quot;just as you are;&quot; that some partial cleansing, some  preparatory reformation must take place&nbsp;<em>before</em><em>&nbsp;</em>you can venture to the living fountain? No,&nbsp;<em>&quot;If  any man.&quot;</em> <br><br>
  What is freer than water? — The poorest  beggar may drink &quot;without money&quot; from the wayside pool.&nbsp;<em>That</em>&nbsp;is  your Lord's own picture of His own glorious salvation; you are invited to come,  &quot;without one plea,&quot; in all your poverty and need, in all your  weakness and unworthiness. Remember the Redeemer's saying to the woman of Samaria. She was the chief  of sinners — profligate, hardened, degraded — but He made no condition, no  qualification;&nbsp;<em>simple believing</em>&nbsp;was  all that was required, &quot;If you knew the gift of God,&quot; you would have  asked, and He would have given you &quot;living water.&quot;<br><br>
  But is there not, after all, one&nbsp;<em>condition</em><em>&nbsp;</em>mentioned in this &quot;word of Jesus?&quot;, &quot;<em>If</em>&nbsp;any  man&nbsp;<em>thirsts</em>.&quot;  You may have the depressing consciousness that you experience no such&nbsp;<em>ardent  longings</em><em>&nbsp;</em>after holiness — but only of your&nbsp;<em>need</em><em>&nbsp;</em>of the Saviour. But is not this very conviction of  your need — an indication of a feeble longing after Christ?  If you are saying, &quot;I have nothing to draw with, and the well is  deep,&quot; then He who makes the offer of the salvation — will Himself fill  your empty vessel, &quot;He satisfies the&nbsp;<em>longing</em><em>&nbsp;</em>soul with goodness.&quot;<br><br>
  &quot;Jesus&nbsp;<em>stood</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>cried  out</em>.&quot; It is the&nbsp;<em>solitary  instance</em><em>&nbsp;</em>recorded of Him, of whom it is said, &quot;He shall&nbsp;<em>not</em>&nbsp;strive  nor cry out, nor raise His voice in the streets.&quot; But it was truth of  surpassing interest and magnitude He had to proclaim. It was a declaration,  moreover, especially dear to Him. As it formed the theme of this ever-memorable&nbsp;<em>sermon</em>&nbsp;during  His public ministry, so when He was sealing up the inspired record — the last  utterances of His voice on earth, until that voice shall be heard again on the  throne, contained the same life-giving invitation, &quot;Let him that is  thirsty come — and whoever will, let him take of the water of life  freely!&quot; Oh! as the echoes of that gracious saying — this blast of the  silver trumpet — are still sounding to the ends of the world, may this be the  recorded result, &quot;As He spoke&nbsp;<em>these  words</em>&nbsp;— many believed on Him.&quot;</p>

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