"Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend you money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to Me, and eat what is good, and delight yourself in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to Me; hear, that your soul may live..." Isaiah 55:1-3a
Come, come to the fountain, the fountain of Living Water. Come to the well that never runs dry, but overflows out of the fullness of the riches of the knowledge and grace of God. With Him is an everlasting supply of wisdom and strength, which is promised to His children. He supplies the Spirit--who is God--to guide, comfort, convict, and teach. He gives grace for every need. All that we need, He will supply and give abundantly!
Come to the fountain of Living Water!!!
In the Bible, the nation of Israel is a perfect example of a people who had all the resources for life, yet turned to something else to satisfy. Over and over again there are stories which tell of a rebellious people who sought God only when things looked dour. They did not come to the fountain of Living Water. They spent all their resources in things which could never satisfy.
I think too often, we, who are servants of God, seek to minister to others from a source that will run dry. We serve others because it is the right thing to do, yet are not being filled with the Spirit of God and the Word of God. We seek the Lord, but are not relying on the strength that He supplies or the grace that is ours in Christ Jesus. Instead of ministering out of the overflow of the Spirit, we dig into our feeble resources and are soon dry. We are dry because we are not being filled with Living Water.
As I am in a position of leadership, personally and spiritually, I am coming to realize how much more I need to be seeking the Lord and growing in my relationship with Him. I cannot effectively minister to others without first allowing the Word to minister to me.
Continue to drink from Christ, the fountain of Living Water!!!
