In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1798) - Part II, And the Albatross begins to be avenged - these words appear: “Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.” That conclusion can be based upon the fact that 29.22% of the earth's surface is land. 70.78% of the earth's surface is liquid water. Most of the earth's water is salty or permanently frozen. Approximately 3% of the 70.78% of earth's surface is covered in fresh water. Approximately 2% of earth's water is frozen in glaciers…In a world where the population continues to grow, usable water is a great concern. As of 14 September 2009, the Earth's population is estimated by the United States Census Bureau to be 6.784 billion. The most populous nations are China, 1,332,960,000 (19.65%); and India, 1,168,920,000 (17.23%). The United States of America is a distant third in the rankings of nations with a population of 307,387,000 (4.53%).
In the Book: UNQUENCHABLE: AMERICA'S WATER CRISIS AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT By Robert Glennon, the Introduction includes comment about water concerns and consumption in Las Vegas. He draws attention to the following data: “A prosperous future depends on a secure and reliable water supply. And we don't have it. We tend to look at Las Vegas and think it's a unique case, perhaps a cautionary tale but barely relevant to where the rest of us live. But the truth is, when it comes to water, Vegas offers us a glimpse of our own future. The evidence is everywhere-though if it is noticed, it is forgotten with the next drenching rain. Consider the following events that have occurred since 2007: Colorado farmers watched their crops wither because of a lack of irrigation water; Atlanta, Georgia, came within three months of running out, so it banned watering lawns, washing cars, and filling swimming pools; Orme, Tennessee, did run out and was forced to truck water in from Alabama; Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography predicted that Lake Mead, which supplies water to Los Angeles and Phoenix, could dry up by 2021; Hundreds of workers lost their jobs at Bowater, a South Carolina paper company, because low river flows prevented the plant from discharging its wastewater; Lack of adequate water prompted the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to rebuff Southern Nuclear Operating Company's request to build two new reactors in Georgia; Water shortages caused California farmers to cut the tops off hundreds of healthy, mature avocado trees in a desperate attempt to keep them alive; Lake Superior, the earth's largest freshwater body, was too shallow to float fully loaded cargo ships; Decimated salmon runs prompted cancellation of the commercial fishing season off the coasts of California and Oregon; A lack of adequate water led regulators in Idaho, Arizona, and Montana to deny permits for new coal-fired power plants; In Riverside County, California, water shortages forced a water district to put on hold seven proposed commercial and residential developments…”
In EXODUS 17:1-7, we note: “The Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place as the Lord commanded…but there was no water for the people to drink. So they quarreled with Moses and said, Give us water to drink. Moses replied, Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test? But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled and tested the Lord saying, Is the Lord among us or not?” The Lord directed Moses to a rock and directed him to strike the rock. When he did, a supply of water gushed and the thirst was quenched.” In JOHN 4:7-14, Jesus converses with The Samaritan Woman regarding water. “Jesus said to her, Will you give me a drink? The Samaritan woman said to him, You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink? Jesus answered her, If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water…Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst…the water I give him will become in him a spring of water bubbling up to eternal life." Has your inner thirst been quenched through the Living Water offered by Jesus Christ? Once you taste it – you will never thirst again, and you will never exhaust it’s supply! Consider these things with me!
In the Book: UNQUENCHABLE: AMERICA'S WATER CRISIS AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT By Robert Glennon, the Introduction includes comment about water concerns and consumption in Las Vegas. He draws attention to the following data: “A prosperous future depends on a secure and reliable water supply. And we don't have it. We tend to look at Las Vegas and think it's a unique case, perhaps a cautionary tale but barely relevant to where the rest of us live. But the truth is, when it comes to water, Vegas offers us a glimpse of our own future. The evidence is everywhere-though if it is noticed, it is forgotten with the next drenching rain. Consider the following events that have occurred since 2007: Colorado farmers watched their crops wither because of a lack of irrigation water; Atlanta, Georgia, came within three months of running out, so it banned watering lawns, washing cars, and filling swimming pools; Orme, Tennessee, did run out and was forced to truck water in from Alabama; Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography predicted that Lake Mead, which supplies water to Los Angeles and Phoenix, could dry up by 2021; Hundreds of workers lost their jobs at Bowater, a South Carolina paper company, because low river flows prevented the plant from discharging its wastewater; Lack of adequate water prompted the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to rebuff Southern Nuclear Operating Company's request to build two new reactors in Georgia; Water shortages caused California farmers to cut the tops off hundreds of healthy, mature avocado trees in a desperate attempt to keep them alive; Lake Superior, the earth's largest freshwater body, was too shallow to float fully loaded cargo ships; Decimated salmon runs prompted cancellation of the commercial fishing season off the coasts of California and Oregon; A lack of adequate water led regulators in Idaho, Arizona, and Montana to deny permits for new coal-fired power plants; In Riverside County, California, water shortages forced a water district to put on hold seven proposed commercial and residential developments…”
In EXODUS 17:1-7, we note: “The Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place as the Lord commanded…but there was no water for the people to drink. So they quarreled with Moses and said, Give us water to drink. Moses replied, Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test? But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled and tested the Lord saying, Is the Lord among us or not?” The Lord directed Moses to a rock and directed him to strike the rock. When he did, a supply of water gushed and the thirst was quenched.” In JOHN 4:7-14, Jesus converses with The Samaritan Woman regarding water. “Jesus said to her, Will you give me a drink? The Samaritan woman said to him, You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink? Jesus answered her, If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water…Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst…the water I give him will become in him a spring of water bubbling up to eternal life." Has your inner thirst been quenched through the Living Water offered by Jesus Christ? Once you taste it – you will never thirst again, and you will never exhaust it’s supply! Consider these things with me!
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