All for a Drop of Water

Water is the elixir of life. In it is the power to both give life and to change the world. Great civilizations have risen from barren deserts only where man has discovered the ability to move it from where it was to where it was needed. Without the construction of aqueducts across the centuries, cities, as varied as acient Rome to modern day Los Angeles, would have remained little more than small settlements surrounded by parched desert lands capable of supporting little to no life. In our day to day lives, we often give it little thought as water is so plentiful here. It is as simple as turning on a faucet and out it flows. But when you travel to where there is no running water, be it another country or out in the desert, you quickly remember how essential it is for survival.

Through Jesus, we receive living water; water that has the power to both give eternal life and to change the world. Yet just as an oasis in the desert needs an aqueduct to carry water to those in need, we must become spiritual aqueducts bringing the love and blessings of living water to parched souls everywhere. We are created to be rivers not reservoirs.

Scientist tell us that by the time we feel thirsty we have already begun to dehydrate. We aren’t consciously aware of it though until it becomes dire enough to trigger a reaction in our bodies. Our relationships too can become dehydrated without warning if the love from living water is not carried to them. Too often, we forget to check the water level in our marriage and family relationships taking them for granted just as we do the water that flows freely in our pipes.

As children of God, we focus the spread of love to all people. But we must be especially sure to include our families. For just like our bodies, a relationship can only go so long without replenishment before it will perish. Could your most important relationships be suffering from dehydration? Be sure to water yours today.

Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him. John 7:38