Jesus described the gift of the Holy Spirit to those who would believe in Him as a "river of living water flowing out of their heart." This river would enable them to follow Jesus.
The river that most of Jesus' hearers would have been familiar with would have been the Jordan river. The Jordan provided life for the entire region. Without the Jordan, life in Israel would be miserable.
In the same way the Holy Spirit enables us to experience the life of Christ. It comes from within and helps us obey Jesus' commands. Without the Holy Spirit there is no life. Without the Holy Spirit there is no ability to obey Jesus.
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