On the last day of the feast, Jesus stood up and shouted, “If anyone is thirsty, let them come to me and drink!” The only requirement is thirst. No waiting or preparation is needed. Drinking symbolizes receiving, and no special qualification is required. Sinful lips can touch the stream of divine love—they

can’t pollute it but will instead be purified. Jesus is the source of hope. Dear reader, hear the loving voice of the Redeemer as He calls out to each of us, “If anyone is thirsty, let them come to me and drink.”

Whether you are saved or lost affects you far more than it does anyone else. In the priceless treasure of your own eternal soul, you have a greater stake than anyone else could. If I faithfully urge you to look to Jesus, then my responsibility is fulfilled,

even if you ignore the warning. But for your own sake, I beg you to turn to Jesus right now and find eternal life before the new year begins. By death, which could be so near; by judgment, which is so certain; by the terror of Hell, and its eternal pain; even better, by the sweetness of Jesus' love, by His unmatched beauty, by the grace He’s ready to give, by the Heaven that’s just within reach, and

by the Lord Himself, I plead with you—seek Him while He can still be found. May His Holy Spirit lead you to do so. Amen.