1 Corinthians 10:4 ...and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ.

The story of Moses and the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt is a deep well for Paul as he writes to the Corinthians. For Paul, this journey becomes a template for Christian life: Our baptism is like when they came through the Red Sea; our Communion together is like their manna in the desert and their drinking from the Rock. The Rock from which Moses brings forth water, Paul says, is Christ.

Paul's interpretation is rich - Christ, as the incarnate and saving Word of God, is, of course, present in creation. But he isn't only saying that the Word is in the Rock. The Rock is Christ because it provides living water to those in the desert. It quenches their thirst and offers life to those in duress. As we near Christmas, a time where wish lists of things we "thirst" for are front of mind, it's worth considering what we truly thirst for. Is Christ our Rock? Do we wish for living water, the fulfillment of all our desires? Nothing else will ever satisfy us.

-Helping people live life with Jesus everyday,