Monday Memories: Living Water

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What dark depths dwell in our lives?

Sinful nature, lost like sheep

Hearts fill with lasting troubles

Seeing life’s well, much too deep

 

Returning without promise

Jacob’s well cannot quench thirst

Our parched lips, where’s our relief?

Sinful souls, ready to burst

 

God’s Grace, in living water

Blessing in truth and spirit

Gushing with eternal life

Drink deeply, never fear it

 

Who will bring us this water?

We look, but the well is deep

Jesus draws living water

Saving His lost, thirsty sheep

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From John 4:11-15:  “The woman said to Him, ‘Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water?  Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?’  Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.’  The woman said to Him, ‘Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.'”

Originally published June, 2020.

Charles Stanley Quote

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Whenever anyone turns from sin and trusts in Jesus Christ for forgiveness and salvation, God in His mercy makes that person alive with Christ.

From Ephesians 2:4-5:  “But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.”

Charles Swindoll Quote

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Heaven is something we inherit.  We are undeserving, therefore we do not earn heaven; it is a gift provided by the One who went before us.

From Psalm 145:13:  “Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.  The Lord is faithful in all His words and gracious in all His deeds.”

Promised by God

From Psalm 107:1-2:  “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever.  Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those He redeemed from trouble.”

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Overcoming one more trial

Patience seeking unsteady heart

Navigating life’s endless miles

God’s light insuring faith’s fresh start

 

Bringing lost sheep to green meadows

Darkness replaced with mercy’s hope

Meeting truth, forever aglow

Savior extends light’s righteous rope

 

Giving thanks to Christ’s steadfast love

Redemption proven, empty tomb

Releasing grace from high above

Spirit’s light, transforms every room

 

Fulfilling Word, promised by God

Thirst now quenched, hunger at last fed

Witnessing His love, never flawed

Light at cross, enemy has fled

 

Transforming life, away from sin

Faithfulness renewed, finding grace

Blessing Resurrection’s linchpin

Savior’s light takes its righteous place

 

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From Ephesians 2:4-5:  “But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.”

Blossoming Faith (Elfchen Series #197)

Beginning at Sunrise

Faith’s

Daily priority

Always seeking first

Righteous hand of God

Relationship

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Setting Worries Aside

Troubles

Weighing heavy

Tomorrow’s must wait

Grace through faith blessing

Today

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Compass Settings Calibrated

Seeking

Faithful light

Navigating life changes

Alignment always with God

Perspective

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Charles Swindoll Quote

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Nothing is impossible with God.  Will you ask the Lord to handle that specific impossibility, and then leave it with Him in a faith that simply will not doubt?

From Jeremiah 32:17:  “Ah Lord God!  It is You who made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm!  Nothing is too hard for You.”

Charles Swindoll Quote

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In the human family, there are various kinds of birth experiences.  But in God’s family, everybody begins the same way.  We are all adopted.  We all have the same Father.  We all come to him the same way–through His Son, Jesus Christ.

From Ephesians 1:5-6:  “He destined us for adoption as His children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of His glorious grace that He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.”

Mercy’s Everlasting Light (Elfchen Series #195)

One Body

Sharing

Spirit’s light

Motivating one another

Love-filled grace working

Encouragement

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Never Alone

Trusting

Father’s Word

Depths of understanding

Lighting faith’s bold path

Righteousness

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Risen Hope

Accepting

Resurrection’s light

Witnessed at Calvary

Jesus paid our debts

Love

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Charles Swindoll Quote

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How wonderful that God personally cares about those things that worry us and prey upon our thoughts.  Not a single nagging, aching, worrisome, stomach-tensing, blood-pressure-raising thought escapes His notice.

From 1 Peter 5:6-7:  “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time.  Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.”

Caring for Others

From the words of celebrated German-born writer, Anne Frank:  “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

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Gathering His flock

World hindered with needs

Christ’s teachings share grace

Unselfish love’s deeds

 

Following God’s Word

Single, perfect Lamb

Christ’s enduring light

Blessed telegram

 

Improving this world

Struggles helped along

Christ’s example leads

Actions always strong

 

Answering with hope

Aid for neighbors met

Christ encourages

Faith’s righteous mindset

 

Caring for others

Mercy walks ahead

Christ bringing comfort

Witness daily bread

 

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From Matthew 25:31-36:  “When the Son of Man comes in His glory and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.  All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and He will put the sheep at His right hand and the goats at the left.  Then the king will say to those at His right hand, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world, for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’”