February 22, 2013
Living Water 2
[The one rooted
in Jesus] is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in
season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he
does prospers. Psalm 1:3
My dad has some
rural property in upstate Pennsylvania.
It’s a beautiful spot with fields, pasture land and woods. About 10 years ago he put a little cabin on
the land. It has since become a favorite
vacation spot for our family.
There is one
particular area on the property that I love. It’s a little year-round spring
that flows out of some exposed rock on the side of the hill. No matter how dry the summer or how hot the
weather, the grass is always green and lush by the spring. Trees grow thick nearby and if you want to,
you can drink the clean cool water to quench your thirst. In fact, there is enough water coming out of
the rock that you have to be careful where you walk. Even in August you might
just get a shoe full of mud. Like an oasis in the desert, the vegetation around
this spring is markedly different than the surrounding landscape. You can see it a mile away and there are
always birds, deer and little forest critters hanging around.
To the Christian,
relationship with Jesus is like being planted by a fresh spring. Although circumstances may be difficult and
times of drought often come; our spirits can be well-watered by an endless
supply of living water. The sun might be
hot, but we need not wither. Others
notice that we are sustained by something deeper than the circumstances of life
and are attracted to the spring. They
too are looking for something to quench their thirst, something to sink roots
into and be sustained.
And that is the
point. God overflows in our life so that
others may benefit. We are channels of
an eternal source of living water. Drink
deeply of the water today.
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