Water of The Holy Spirit and Washing of GOD’S Word

“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

Water of The Holy Spirit and Washing of GOD’S Word

by Rita Ogada | Contributing Writer | Eternal Affairs Media

Terms that would probably come to mind the moment you hear the word water are cleanliness, purification, refreshing, quenching thirst, or cooling. 

The dictionary gives a couple of definitions like fluids, plant growth, colorless, odorless; transparent liquid existing on planet earth in the form of lakes, rivers, seas, oceans and rain, etc, which are all applicable. 

Facts like 75% of the earth and 75% of the body is made up of water also pop up in the mind. 

With all these definitions and facts in mind, you can see how water is an important element in people’s day to day lives. 

It’s the source of life on the tiny planet earth in the entire universe.

Now, let’s take a look at water from a spiritual perspective. 

The Water of The Holy Spirit 

In the Bible, several verses attribute water as one of the manifestations of the Holy Spirit. For example, Jesus spoke about the outpouring of the Spirit, likening it to springs of living waters flowing from the wells of the heart. 

Take a look at John 7:37-39

On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 

Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” 

By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.

From this scripture, it’s clear that every time Jesus mentioned “Living Waters”, He meant the manifestation of the Holy Spirit.  

Delving deeper into the Bible, you’ll find more scriptures mentioning “water” and the “Holy Spirit” simultaneously. This means that there is a relationship between the water and the Spirit. That is, water is the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. 

For example, Isaiah 44:3;

For I will pour water on the thirsty land,

    and streams on the dry ground;

I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring,

    and my blessing on your descendants.

If you closely look at this scripture, there’s a chronology of events; first, there’s thirst, then the promise of the release of water on the parched dry land followed by streams that water the dry ground. 

Subsequently, the outpouring of the Spirit on the offspring of Israel is mentioned, followed by blessings on their descendants. 

If you like it, you can say this scripture is divided into two sections. First, the description of a metaphor, then its interpretation in the second section. 

Such a beautiful revelation.

The Water You’ll Drink And Never Thirst

You may be familiar with the story of the Samaritan woman who met Jesus at the Well of Jacob. 

John 4:7-10

When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink? (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

The Samaritan woman said to Him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans)

Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of GOD and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”  

Let’s pay attention to the words “Living Waters”. 

It’s common knowledge that water is a fluid or liquid that has no life in it and can’t breathe. But, it’s the reason life exists on earth. 

So this water that Jesus says is living is alive. It breathes. It speaks. It moves. It has life. But that which has life is a being, and the only possible conclusion we can deduce from this scripture, is that Jesus meant the Holy Spirit.  

He also says that this kind of water would never cause thirst again when drank. Could this mean that the receiver of these Living waters also becomes the source of the water. Let’s take a look at John 4:13-14;

John 4:13-14

Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

So it’s a fact that the receiver becomes the wellspring of this Living water – the source  of that water.  This water then flows into eternity giving them the assurance and hope of eternal life.  

The Washing of The Water of The Word of GOD

In normal circumstances, water is used as a cleanser or purifier of something. It’s what you’d use to clean your house, bathe yourself or even detox your internal system to maintain good health. 

The Word of GOD also has a similar effect. It’s the spiritual water that cleanses, purifies, sanctifies, and detoxes the mind, spirit and soul of a man. 

Ephesians 5:26

to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

In this scripture, the washing of a person happens only through the Word of GOD. When you look at the book of Hebrews 9:22, another cleansing element is mentioned, but only cleanses nearly everything.

In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

This can only mean that there are things that require a different kind of cleansing. And that is cleansing through the washing waters of the Word of GOD. 

The question that then pops up is, what are these things that can only be purified by water? 

1. The Mind

The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by The Spirit is Life and Peace

~Romans 8:6

A perverted mind is naturally hostile to GOD as it is impure and GOD is pure. Purity and impurity can never mix. They have nothing in common.