Take the water of life freely

Revelation 22:17 (KJV) finishes the prophecy of Jesus' second coming by saying

Let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

The amazing word here is "freely," a word which holds importance for our prayers. When we pray, we don't need to bring anything to God. Certainly not material possessions, but also not some lame claim to have obeyed his commandments.

Rather, we just come as ourselves. Full of sin, but also full of thirst for his righteousness. And never lose sight of how important this "water of life" is. As Jesus says in John 4:14 (KJV),

Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.