“For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light do we see light.” Psalm 36:9
“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.” Proverbs 10:11
“The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.” Proverbs 13:14
“The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life.” Proverbs 14:27
“Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it,
but the instruction of fools is folly.” Proverbs 16:22
“Whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'” This he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive.” John 4:14; 7:37-39
Fountain: the source from which something proceeds or is supplied; a natural spring of water, especially the source of a stream.
With the Lord Jesus comes unending supply and refreshment of all anyone ever needs. With Him is the fountain of life! When we plunge and partake by faith we are forever tapped into Christ’s divine source of all things good. The fear of the Lord flows as natural mindset, the intellect is refreshed with good sense, the mouth is washed and filled with righteousness and wisdom. The ever-flowing fountain guards against sin snares and folly. (Romans 8:32)
Our world lures with many a promise to satiate an array of appetites. Society parades numberless objects and ideas that consume attention and affection. Visually and emotionally attractive cisterns are but disguised distractions to true living water. There is only one Fountain worthy of our love and able to satisfy. (Proverbs 5:1-16)
Where are we taken up with false promises that pull us away from truth? How often are we heeding voices and participating in activities that impede our way to the Good Source? What wrong thinking have we absorbed from our present age and its mantras? What meaningless involvements have immersed soul and mind into all that excludes or turns us from the Lord? Are there habits, companions, or disciplined practices that deter us from truth and righteousness? What will we do about our waywardness?
How can we begin to saturate ourselves in the genuine fountain of life? What need we give up in order to have necessary time in God’s word to avail ourselves of the wisdom and light it offers? When will we plunge into Christ in deep repentance, and rise forgiven and free of shame? How often do we drink in His living water to slake emotional thirst and longings, to find inspiration and energy for work, trust for next steps?
“Fountain of life that flows for me
Out of the depths of a boundless sea;
Let me come back to Thy arms and home,
Never again from Thy love to roam.
Fountain of life flowing for me
All the day long I have sighed for Thee.” ~Fanny Crosby (1921)
Lord, keep me drawing from Your blessed fountain so, contented and joyful, I can flow as a life-giving fountain for others. (Proverbs 5:13)
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