“He who believes in Me … out of his heart will flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38).
A river reaches places which its source never knows. And J-sus said that, if we have received His fullness, “rivers of living water” will flow out of us, reaching in blessing even “to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8) regardless of how small the visible effects of our lives may appear to be. We have nothing to do with the outflow—“This is the work of G-d, that you believe …” (John 6:29). G-d rarely allows a person to see how great a blessing he is to others.
A river is victoriously persistent, overcoming all barriers. For a while it goes steadily on its course, but then comes to an obstacle. And for a while it is blocked, yet it soon makes a pathway around the obstacle. Or a river will drop out of sight for miles, only later to emerge again even broader and greater than ever. Do you see G-d using the lives of others, but an obstacle has come into your life and you do not seem to be of any use to G-d? Then keep paying attention to the Source, and G-d will either take you around the obstacle or remove it. The river of the Spirit of G-d overcomes all obstacles. Never focus your eyes on the obstacle or the difficulty. The obstacle will be a matter of total indifference to the river that will flow steadily through you if you will simply remember to stay focused on the Source. Never allow anything to come between you and J-sus Chr-st—not emotion nor experience—nothing must keep you from the one great sovereign Source.
Think of the healing and far-reaching rivers developing and nourishing themselves in our souls! G-d has been opening up wonderful truths to our minds, and every point He has opened up is another indication of the wider power of the river that He will flow through us. If you believe in Jesus, you will find that G-d has developed and nourished in you mighty, rushing rivers of blessing for others.
2 comments:
Wow! That is some really good stuff. G-d is going to use you to be a great husband and spiritual leader to someone one day :).
Love,
Amy
Jeff,
I marked your site as a "favorite" but haven't read it for awhile. This one is awesome! I am singing a duet in a couple of weeks that is all about the River and it's healing power, and it's saying how we need the River, "Living Water - flow to us again. Shower down Your glory. Shower down Your grace. Let Your holy presence fill this place." We just practiced it last night after Faithtones practice. When I read your blog here, it gave me chills :-)
How I wish I could turn back the clock to earlier CiVSA conferences and spend more time getting to know you. You've done a wonderful job on sharing your experience with all who read your pages. Thanks for doing that. I've gotten quite a few smiles today because of your way with words!
Blessings to you. I'll keep reading.
Sherry Case
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