"He that believeth on Me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."
Note the plentitude of it, the figure would have been a surprising one if it had said"a river" but it is not so; it says "rivers." Ah you say "I have not reached to that."A point has been reached when you know and regret and confess failure. If you had said "I have all things and abound" I would have had reason to suppose that you will never obtain the fulness of the blessing.
But if you know something of your failure, then the Lord can lead you forward. It may be that the spirit of life that comes forth of you is but a trickling brooklet, or even just a few tiny drops; be sure to confess that and you will be on the way to a fuller blessing.
What a word this is "rivers of living waters"! and see how spontaneous it is "out of the midst of him shall flow."no pumping is required, nothing is said about machinery and hydraulics, the man does not need exciting and stirring up, but just as he is, influence of the best kind just flows out of him.
Did you ever hear a great hubbub in the morning, a great outcry, with trumpets and drums? and you ask "what is it?" and a voice replied "the sun is about to rise, and he is making a great noise about it so that we will be aware of it" no, no, he just shines.
Even so the genuine christian just goes about flooding the world with blessing, and far from claiming attention for himself it may be that he is unconscious of what he is effecting. God so blesses him that his leaf does not wither and whatsoever he doeth it prospers, for he is like a tree planted planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth it's fruit in it's season.His verdure and his fruit are the natural outcome of his vigorous spiritual life. Oh the blessed spontaneity of the work of grace when a man or a woman gets into the fulness of it, they seem to eat and drink and sleep eternal life, and they spread the savour of salvation all around. And this is to be perpetual, not intermittent springs which burst forth and flow in torrents then cease,
every day, in summer in winter by day by night, wherever they are they are a blessing.
I hope I hear many sighs, I hope I hear friends saying "oh I wish that I could get to that."
I want you to attain the fulness of the favour. I pray that we may all get it.
Note the plentitude of it, the figure would have been a surprising one if it had said"a river" but it is not so; it says "rivers." Ah you say "I have not reached to that."A point has been reached when you know and regret and confess failure. If you had said "I have all things and abound" I would have had reason to suppose that you will never obtain the fulness of the blessing.
But if you know something of your failure, then the Lord can lead you forward. It may be that the spirit of life that comes forth of you is but a trickling brooklet, or even just a few tiny drops; be sure to confess that and you will be on the way to a fuller blessing.
What a word this is "rivers of living waters"! and see how spontaneous it is "out of the midst of him shall flow."no pumping is required, nothing is said about machinery and hydraulics, the man does not need exciting and stirring up, but just as he is, influence of the best kind just flows out of him.
Did you ever hear a great hubbub in the morning, a great outcry, with trumpets and drums? and you ask "what is it?" and a voice replied "the sun is about to rise, and he is making a great noise about it so that we will be aware of it" no, no, he just shines.
Even so the genuine christian just goes about flooding the world with blessing, and far from claiming attention for himself it may be that he is unconscious of what he is effecting. God so blesses him that his leaf does not wither and whatsoever he doeth it prospers, for he is like a tree planted planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth it's fruit in it's season.His verdure and his fruit are the natural outcome of his vigorous spiritual life. Oh the blessed spontaneity of the work of grace when a man or a woman gets into the fulness of it, they seem to eat and drink and sleep eternal life, and they spread the savour of salvation all around. And this is to be perpetual, not intermittent springs which burst forth and flow in torrents then cease,
every day, in summer in winter by day by night, wherever they are they are a blessing.
I hope I hear many sighs, I hope I hear friends saying "oh I wish that I could get to that."
I want you to attain the fulness of the favour. I pray that we may all get it.
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