River

9/7/2020

John 4:14 “The water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water.”

Every so often, I check myself against two important parts of the Bible: The Fruit of the Spirit and the Love Chapter (Galatians 5:22&23 and 1 Corinthians 13). I read them and see if I am living up to these two standards God has put before me. Sometimes, I feel like I do pretty well, and sometimes I don’t do so well. When I am doing daily devotions, praying, and focusing on God, these attributes come much easier than when I am going through a time of spiritual drought. Chambers writes, “We are to be centers through which Jesus can flow as rivers of living water in blessing to everything. Some of us are like the Dead Sea, always taking in but never giving out, because we are not rightly related to the Lord Jesus.” Being in a place of spiritual withdrawal, for any reason, certainly does not produce a flow of the Spirit through me. When I get caught up in the tempest that rages all around, without leaning into my relationship with Jesus, I can become fearful, angry, argumentative, or sad. These emotions and actions do not line up with being full of the Spirit. My lack of focus on Jesus will neutralize me and leave me open to Satan’s evil schemes. This is why I must stay vigilant and watchful.

However, I should never fear the Spirit flowing from me or worry that I am not enough, because Jesus does not call the equipped, He equips the called. The more I die to self, and the more internal real estate I surrender to God, the more He will fill me with His Spirit. The more I am filled with His Spirit, the more the fruit of the Spirit will pour from me and unto others. This is a constant battle for which I need the Armor of God. Satan wants nothing less than my destruction, but God wants me to walk boldly and courageously as His disciple. This can only happen because of Jesus’ unending mercy and grace. Like a mighty river, I pray the Holy Spirit constantly flows from me with clarity and power.

Holy Water – We The Kingdom

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