The warrant for believing is the promise. The Lord offers the water to those in whom He has stirred up a sense of thirst. Sir, give me this water that I thirst not. When finally she received the water of life, she being so perfectly satisfied, went from the well leaving her carnal water pots behind. They find neither cleansing, nor refreshing.
Empty sermons produce empty professions.
Amusement and entertainment may temporarily satisfy the flesh, but only Christ will satisfy the soul. It wonders through life a homeless nomad, and like the dove sent out from the Ark of Noah, finding no place to rest its foot. The wondering soul never finds rest and satisfaction until by the grace of God it comes to rest and reside in Christ alone.