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The Drink That Refreshes

Both fresh water and salt water don’t come from the same spring, do they?

—James 3:11

During winter months, we may love to dream about sandy beaches and warm salty water. We imagine the sounds of seagulls and ocean waves and shells along the shore. We love it until we need a nice cool drink. Hmmm . . . imagine being surrounded by blissful breezes and burning sands but with no cold refreshing drink. Everything is salt water. It looks like water, sounds like water, but it can’t refresh you from the inside. It only leaves you feeling drier and thirstier.

Life can be like that. We don’t notice whether we’re being nourished because for the moment we’re being satisfied. Once the illusion fades, we catch the reality like we just stepped on a jellyfish. We are almost startled to realize we need a taste of something that will truly sustain us, something more.

Your current faith may sustain you very well, or it may just keep you afloat on an endless sea of uncertainty. It may be time to drink more deeply and receive greater refreshment.

There is a beautiful beach, a place where you can play and hang out in the sun. All you have to do is ask and you’ll be there, filled forever with the cool, refreshing Spirit that will never leave you thirsty again.

Seek to drink from the satisfying Spirit of God.

QUIET THE WAVES

Lord, thank you for being the only living water that quenches the thirst of your children. Thank you for giving us all we need. Amen.