Max Lucado - Lucado 3-in-1: Traveling Light, Next Door Savior, Come Thirsty

2007 by Max Lucado.

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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. Other Scripture references are from the following sources: The Amplified Bible (AMP). Old Testament, copyright 1965, 1987 by the Zondervan Corporation. The Amplified New Testament, copyright 1954, 1958, 1987 by the Lockman Foundation. The Contemporary English Version (CEV) 1991 by the American Bible Society. Used by permission. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV), copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The Good News Bible: The Bible in Todays English Version (TEV) 1976, 1992 by the American Bible Society. The King James Version of the Bible (KJV). The Living Bible (TLB), copyright 1971 by Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, Ill. Used by permission. The Message (MSG), copyright 1993. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. New American Standard Bible (NASB), 1960, 1977, 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. The New Century Version (NCV). Copyright 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved. The New English Bible (NEB) Copyright 1961, 1970 by the Delegates of the Oxford University Press and the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press. The Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV). Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. The New King James Version (NKJV), copyright 1979, 1980, 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers. J. B. Phillips: The New Testament in Modern English, Revised Edition (PHILLIPS). Copyright J. B. Phillips 1958, 1960, 1972. Used by permission of Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Lucado, Max.
Come thirsty / by Max Lucado.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN -10: 0-8499-1761-1 (hc)
ISBN -13: 978-0-8499-1761-5 (hc)
ISBN -10: 0-8499-1404-3 (sc)
ISBN -13: 978-0-8499-1404-1 (sc)
ISBN -10: 0-8499-9130-7 (ie)
ISBN -13: 978-0-8499-9130-1 (ie)
1. Christian life. I. Title.
BV4501.3.L812 2004
248.4dc22

2004007737

A NDREA ,

your mom and I proudly dedicate this book to you
on your eighteenth birthday.

Tell me, where have the years gone?

If I knew, Id gladly reclaim and relive each one of them.
We love you, dear daughter.

May your smile never fade and your faith ever deepen.

PART ONE
A CCEPT H IS W ORK

PART TWO
R ELY ON H IS E NERGY

PART THREE
T RUST H IS L ORDSHIP

PART FOUR
R ECEIVE H IS L OVE

We all know what it is like to be thirstyboth physically and spiritually. That longing to quench your dry mouth can be powerful. But a dry heartthats unbearable. You need refreshment, and you need it now. If your heart has become a little crusty, if your spirit is dry, if your heart is parched, youve come to the right place. In the pages of this book, Max leads us to the w-e-l-l that God provides for us. And, just as importantly, Max shows us how to receive from God all that He longs to give us.

It is often difficult for us to receive. But Max helps us grasp that, more than anything, God wants us to receive, to come thirsty and drink deeply from the living water available to each of us.

I have learned so much from Max Lucado. For years his books have been a consistent source of inspiration to me. And his friendship is something that I will always treasure. I have had the privilege of being ministered to one-on-one by Max, and I have had the wonderful opportunity to watch as he ministersjust as effectivelyto an arena of fifteen thousand people.

My prayer for you, the reader, is that your soul is ministered to and refreshed through this wonderful book.

Michael W. Smith

They prodded, applauded, extolled, and cajoled. These friends made the book a book. And to them I offer great gratitude.

Jim Barkerthe God-seeking golf professional. You sowed these seeds while trying to fix my swing. At least the seeds bore fruit.

Liz Heaney and Karen HillIf dentists had your skill, wed have wider smiles and less pain. Great editing!

Carol BartleyYou did it again. We applaud your patient addiction to detail and precision.

Thanks to Hank Hanegraaff for generously giving your time and your insights.

David Moberg and Thomas NelsonYou make me feel like a middle-schooler playing on an NBA squad!

The Oak Hills leadership and church familycelebrating our greatest year yet!

Susan PerryLook up the word servant in the dictionary and see your picture. For your gracious service, thank you.

Jennifer McKinneyWe appreciate your service almost as much as your smile.

Margaret MechinusYour skill at organization matches my proclivity toward chaos. Thanks for ensuring that at least my bookshelves make sense.

Charles Princetrue sage and dear friend. Thanks for the research.

Steve HallidayThanks to you, readers once again have another great discussion guide.

Andrew Cooley and the UpWords staffa home-run-hitting team!

Steve and Cheryl GreenDenalyn and I regard you as permanent partners and dearest friends.

Michael W. SmithHeres to many great moments together, and were just getting started.

Jenna, Andrea, and SaraThe galaxy is missing three stars.

Thanks to you, the whole world is brighter, especially mine.

My wife, DenalynWho would give a Renoir to a hillbilly? The Hope diamond to a pawnshop? Entrust a Lamborghini to a ten-year-old? I guess God would. For he gave you to me. And Im still amazed.