“Like a well-watered garden…”

I can just hear some of you saying – with good reason – “Oh, no, not another post about the weather!”   This one is a little different, though.  I’ve been thinking lately how physical drought can teach us about times of spiritual drought in our lives, as well.

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In times of spiritual emptiness, desolation, hopelessness,
God will guide His people and provide for them.
He will sustain them.

 

By God’s grace and power,
His church will flourish and grow and bring forth fruit –
the fruit of obedient lives, charitable deeds,
and sharing His love with a dying world.

 

In every believer,
there is a well of living water which flows from Christ,
into His people to give them life eternal…
and through His people,
outward to bring hope and life to a thirsty and needy world.

…Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds,
“Anyone who is thirsty may come to Me!
Anyone who believes in Me may come and drink!
For the Scriptures declare,
‘Rivers of living water will flow from His heart.’”

John 7:37,38

Living Water

  

 

This is a quote from Dr. Daniel T. Hannon,

Senior Pastor of Christ Church United Methodist, The Woodlands, Texas —

during his recent tour of The Holy Land:

“I reflected on how the Dead Sea is a powerful parable for our lives. The Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee are both fed by the same source of water, the Jordan River. The Sea of Galilee is teaming with life, but the Dead Sea is completely absent of life.

“The secret is that the Sea of Galilee has the ability to give of itself. For every ounce of water it receives, it also gives of itself and flows into another waterway. The Dead Sea, however, is surrounded by land and unable to give; it only receives.

“The parable is that as much as we receive we should also give, not just in terms of money, but in all aspects of our lives. Our ability to give means that we will also have life.”

You can find more wonderful information about The Holy Land on Dr. Hannon’s blog: http://www.cc-um.org/PastorsCorner/PastorDansBlog.aspx