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husband and I have been coast to coast in
Water is a crucial element in the capacity of the earth to support life,
and in our bodies. All life is dependent
on water, a compound of 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen molecules. Without water there would be no vegetation
for eating, and mammals, which include humans, are made up of over 2/3 water. (All facts were averaged out as numbers
greatly varied.) Percentages of water in
various parts: the brain- 84%, the blood- 92% by volume, the lungs- 87%, the
heart- 75%. A small drop of 2% in water
triggers dehydration.
Water
lubricates. When dehydrated, the body
rations water away from the joints.
Water
regulates body temperature.
Water
removes harmful toxins from the body.
Water
transports valuable nutrients to the body.
Water isn’t just a joy to look at and refreshing to drink- it is a
necessity. Our bodies can live a long
time without food if we can drink, but take away the water, and death may occur
at 3 days (though some have lasted 8 to 10 days). Although there is a general rule of 8 cups a
day to stay hydrated, there are actually many factors in knowing your personal
amount and many online calculators give vastly different amounts. Mine varied from 6.5 cups to 18 cups. Staying on the low end might be doable
especially since the average person consumes 20% of that in their food. J
Jesus
is much more a necessity of life than water.
It is He who sustains the worlds: “He himself existed before
anything else did, and he holds all things together.” (Cl. 1:17 ISV), “…and he holds everything together by his
powerful word…” (Hb. 1:3 ISV) He likens
Himself to Living water because all life comes by and through Him. (Jh.
1:1-3) If we don’t get enough of Him in
our lives then we will shrivel up from dehydration, it will suck the life out
of our joints, mess with out spiritual temperature, our body will lack
spiritual food for growth, and toxins/ sins are unlikely to be expelled. We need to ‘drink’ of Him daily.
Jesus answered and
said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, Give
Me to drink, you would have asked of Him, and He would have given you living
water. … but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never
thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water
springing up into everlasting life. Jh. 4:10,14
And in the last day of the great feast, Jesus stood
and cried out, saying, If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who
believes on Me, as the Scripture has said, "Out of his belly shall flow
rivers of living water." (But He
spoke this about the Spirit, which they who believed on Him should receive; for
the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.) Jh.
7:37-39
Water is critical for brain activity:
focus, short term memory, long term recall, calculating, and clarity. They say we should drink one cup of water as
soon as we wake up to get brain function going.
I think I’m going to try that. Having
said that, it’s also important to ‘drink’ from the Living water when waking.
My voice You shall
hear in the morning, O Jehovah;
in the morning I will
direct my prayer to You, and I will look
up.
Ps. 5:3