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Day 7: John 7/Psalm 19
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Tuesday March 2, 2004
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Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let
him come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, streams of living
water will flow from within him.”
John 17:37-38 (New International Version)
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Jesus…The
Source
A stream touches places of which it’s source knows nothing, and Jesus
says if we have received of His fullness, out of us will flow the
streams that will bless the uttermost parts of the earth. We have
nothing to do with the outflow, as this is the work of God that you
believe will happen, and He rarely allows someone to see how great a
blessing he is.
A stream is
victoriously persistent, and it overcomes all barriers. For a while it
goes steadily on it’s course, then it comes to an obstacle and for a
while it is detained, but it soon makes a pathway around the obstacle. Or
a stream will drop out of sight for miles, and then emerge again
broader and grander than ever. You can see God using some lives, but
into your life an obstacle has come and you do not seem to be of any
use. Keep paying attention to the Source, and God will either take you
around the obstacle or remove it.
The stream of the
Spirit of God overcomes all obstacles. Never focus your eyes on the
obstacle or on the difficulty. The obstacle is a matter of indifference
to the stream, which will flow steadily through you if you remember to
keep focused on the Source. Never allow anything to come between
yourself and Jesus Christ…no emotion or experience. Nothing must keep
you from the one great, sovereign Source!
Today’s
Prayer:
Lord,
You are my Source, my Rock, and my Redeemer! There is literally nothing
that can be an obstacle in my life when I am focused on You, the
Source. Thank you for letting me drink in You, and enabling the outflow
of living water from my life to others, even if I cannot see how great
a blessing I am.
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Memory Verse of the Week:
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 (New International Version)
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For a complete
listing of all the previous devotionals in this "50 Day
Experience," click here.
To read the chapter or psalm of the day online, click on one of the
following links:
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John
7
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Psalm
19
Terry Fisher, fisher@cincyvineyard.com,
Zone Pastor at VCC
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