March 2, 2006

  • "Where then do you
                            get that     living water?"
                                                              (-John 4:11)

    "Think of the depths of human nature, of human life, think of the depths of the "wells" in you.

    Suppose there is a well of fathomless trouble inside your heart, and Jesus comes and says - "Let not your heart be troubled"; and you shrug your shoulders and say, "But, Lord, the well is deep; You cannot draw up quietness and comfort out of it!" Jesus does not bring anything up from the wells of human nature. No, He will bring them down from above.

    When we get into difficult circumstances...we struggle down to the deeps and try to get the water for ourselves. Beware of saying - "It can't be done"; it can be done if you look to Jesus.

    The well of your incompleteness is deep, but
    make the effort and look away to Him."

                      -"My Utmost for His Highest," by Oswald Chambers