Friday, August 05, 2005

River Flowing from My Innermost Being



John 7:38


"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'"


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In reference to Isaiah 44:3 ('For I will pour out water on the thirsty land
And streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring
And My blessing on your descendants;)
in the lives of those who believe in God, there flows the river that is
filled with life from God. In some translations it says, "out of the belly."



In my own innermost place, what is flowing out now? Is that the river of
the living water quenching other people's thirst in life? This is the
same living water Jesus gave to the woman at the well in Sychar. Her life
immediately was overflowing with the living water and shared it with the
town's people. The key thing about a river is that it keeps on flowing
as long as the source doesn't dry up. It's just a conduit of the source.
In my life, that source is my God Himself. My own belief in Him is my
connection to the source. And my own testimonies of HOW GREAT God is working
in my life is the river outflowing from my innermost being. I don't have
to try to let anything flow because once I am connected to the source,
the overflowing will happen naturally.

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