While root beer is the extent of my indulgence in kinds of beers, I do have to admit some of the better commercials on television are the beer ads. Who among us doesn’t enjoy the Clydesdale horses pulling a sleigh across the snow? One particular brand features “the world’s most interesting man.” He is an incredible looking, grey bearded 70ish guy who does phenomenally outrageous things like parallel parking a train. Each ad closes with a close-up of his slightly wrinkled tanned face looking into the camera as he says, “Stay thirsty my friend.”
“Stay thirsty” is a great message for everyone. Our lust for life, our desire to try new things, read a new book, climb a new mountain, take a new class, taste a new food, write a new poem is what we are designed for. Adam and Eve weren’t made just to smell the flowers in Eden but to design a world. In John 7 Jesus said to a massive crowd, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” The paradox of Jesus’ comment is once we have quenched our thirst by coming to Him we will want more. One can never be sated when we are with Jesus because He continually expands our capacities. The more we know about Him the more we want to know because the results are so very enlightening. New vistas of thought flood our minds with new intelligence to comprehend.
The real “world’s most interesting man” is the One who’s birth divided history. He is the One whose message was and still is “stay thirsty.” Drink up as much of Him now and He will give us an eternity more.
Written by Roger Bothwell on January 17, 2014
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