AR 889 - to thirst

AR 889
I will give unto him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely,
(Revelation 21:6)
signifies that to those who desire truths from any spiritual use,
the Lord will give from Himself through the Word
all things that are conducive to that use.

The reason why by "thirsting"
is signified to desire for the sake of some spiritual use
is because there is given a thirst or desire
for the knowledges of truth from the Word,
from natural use,
and also from spiritual use,
from natural use with those who have learning for their end,
and by learning, fame, honor, and gain, thus self and the world;
but from spiritual use with those whose end
is to serve the neighbor from love to him,
to consult the good of their souls, and that of their own,
thus on account of the Lord, the neighbor, and salvation;
truth is given to these so far as it conduces to that use,
"from the fountain of the water of life,"
that is, from the Lord through the Word;
to the rest truth is not given from thence;
they read the Word,
and every doctrinal truth therein they either do not see,
or if they do see it they turn it into falsity,
not so much in speech when it is uttered from the Word,
but in the idea of their thought concerning it.
That "to hunger" signifies to desire good,
and "to thirst" to desire truth . . ..