2007-03-04 20:57:37Jacky

你枯竭了嗎?

你枯竭了嗎?
讀  經:約翰福音7:37-39
金  句:「信我的人,就如經上所說:『從他腹中要流出活水的江河來。』」(約翰福音7:38)
全年讀經:申命記13-16章

  根據紐約時報的一篇報導說:墨西哥城正在下沉,「那是由於要滿足該城一千八十萬居民用水的需求,從地底抽出了太多的用水,而使該城到了幾乎塌陷的程度,情況令人吃驚。」在上一個世紀,墨西哥城已經下沉了三十英尺之多。
  這和你屬靈的情況有什麼相似之處嗎?你感到因為對別人付出太多而大傷元氣,你感到精疲力盡,生命正在枯竭。你想要幫助別的干渴之人的想法,已經變得要和穿越沙漠一樣艱難。
  耶穌說:「人若渴了,可以到我這裡來喝,信我的人……從他腹中要流出活水的江河來。」但他這是指著聖靈說的。信他的人都會接受到聖靈(約翰福音7:37-39)。耶穌用語言描繪了一幅供給豐足的圖畫,這些供給不是細水涓流,而是由聖靈而來的活水江河。這種江河的源流,聖靈會賜給凡是信靠基督的每一個人。
  目前你感到干渴嗎?你需要從上帝而來的赦免和平安嗎?你需要上帝把你屬靈的「水庫」再加滿,使你能重新得力,去灌溉你週圍那些干渴的心靈嗎?
  耶穌正在邀請我們向他領取那無窮的供給,來滿足我們內心深處的需要。DCM

主要我們就近他,除去靈性的乾渴,
因為由他而來的生命泉源;
能醫治我們,使我們完全。Sper

耶穌是活水的泉源,唯有他能滿足對上帝的渴望。
Are You Depleted?

Read: John 7:37-39

He who believes in Me, . . . out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. --John 7:38

Mexico City is sinking. According to a New York Times article, "So much water has been pumped out from the aquifer beneath [the city] to satisfy [its] 18 million residents that the ground is collapsing at a stunning rate." The city has sunk 30 feet in the past century.

Is a similar thing happening to you spiritually? You've given so much to others that your energy is gone. You feel drained, depleted, as if your life is collapsing in on itself. What started as a noble venture to help thirsty people has become a journey through the desert for you.

Jesus said, "'If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, . . . out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.' But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive" (Jn. 7:37-39). Jesus painted a picture of abundant supply--not a trickle but rivers of living water produced by the Holy Spirit, who is given to everyone who trusts in Christ.

What are you thirsting for? Do you need the forgiveness and peace of God? Or do you need your spiritual reservoir replenished so you can refresh the parched souls around you?

Jesus invites all of us to find our deep satisfaction and inexhaustible supply in Him. --DCM

The Lord wants us to come to Him
To quench our thirsty soul,
For from Him flow life-giving streams
To heal and make us whole. --Sper

Only Jesus, the Living Water, can satisfy our thirst for God.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
What Is A Personal Relationship With God?
The Forgiveness Of God

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