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Team Talk
Wisdom by Oswald Chambers Fountains of Blessings
The water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life . — John 4:14
The picture our Lord described here is not that of a simple stream of water , but an overflowing fountain . Continue to “ be filled ” ( Ephesians 5:18 ) and the sweetness of your vital relationship to Jesus will flow as generously out of you as it has been given to you . If you find that His life is not springing up as it should , you are to blame — something is obstructing the flow . Was Jesus saying to stay focused on the Source so that you may be blessed personally ? No , you are to focus on the Source so that out of you “ will flow rivers of living water ”— irrepressible life ( John 7:38 ).
We are to be fountains through which Jesus can flow as “ rivers of living water ” in blessing to everyone . Yet some of us are like the Dead Sea , always receiving but never giving , because our relationship is not right with the Lord Jesus . As surely as we receive blessings from Him , He will pour out blessings through us . But whenever the blessings are not being poured out in the same measure they are received , there is a defect in our relationship with Him . Is there anything between you and Jesus Christ ? Is there anything hindering your faith in Him ? If not , then Jesus says that out of you “ will flow rivers of living water .” It is not a blessing that you pass on , or an experience that you share with others , but a river that continually flows through you . Stay at the Source , closely guarding your faith in Jesus Christ and your relationship to Him , and there will be a steady flow into the lives of others with no dryness or deadness whatsoever .
Is it excessive to say that rivers will flow out of one individual believer ? Do you look at yourself and say , “ But I don ’ t see the rivers ”? Through the history of God ’ s work you will usually find that He has started with the obscure , the unknown , the ignored , but those who have been steadfastly true to Jesus Christ .
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS There is no condition of life in which we cannot abide in Jesus . We have to learn to abide in Him wherever we are placed .
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John 1:9 “ If we confess our sins , He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness .”
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