Better than a mobile beverage unit …

When a couple steps onto a car lot, the wise salesman will give focused attention to the wife.

That’s because studies show women have the greatest influence in a majority of vehicle purchases for couples and families. And what is the leading item about a vehicle that women inquire about the most?

The number and placement of cup holders.

That’s right. Not horse power. Not chrome rims. Not stereo quality. But number and placement of cup holders.

It seems as though Americans are addicted to hydrating themselves wherever they are.

People stroll through the mall … drinking beverages.

People watch movies … drinking beverages.

People go to their favorite sporting event and cheer on their teams … drinking beverages.

People sit on the park bench … drinking beverages.

And people pick out their cars based on the number and convenient placement of cup holders … so they can travel with their beverages!

Almost anywhere you see people engaged, there’s a plastic bottle in their hand.

For the really thirsty, there’s the “camel pack,” a backpack designed for water storage with a long plastic straw to suck out the liquid while packing the water around.

There are even shopping carts with cup holders. That’s right, cup holders so you can keep yourself adequately hydrated walking the aisles of your local grocery store.

By the looks of it, you would think Americans are thirsting to death!

Many are, but not for water.

John 7:37-39 record these words of Jesus, “On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, ‘Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, “Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.”‘ (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)”

Better than a massive camel pack bulging with water is the Holy Spirit who lives inside every believer, always present to help us quench our spiritual thirst. There is more than enough living water flowing from Christ to meet your every spiritual need.

How are you “hydrating” yourself spiritually?

Scotty