June 5, 2026, the 156th day of 2026
Parched Souls
Well, those little droplets of rain last night were all we had. Today is pretty humid, but no rain so far.... View MoreJune 5, 2026, the 156th day of 2026
Parched Souls
Well, those little droplets of rain last night were all we had. Today is pretty humid, but no rain so far.
That tiny amount of rain acted more like a heavy dew than anything else, but it still refreshed the plants a bit.
It makes me think about how our souls can feels parched without even being aware of it, until those tiny droplets of wonder, stir us. Then we are awakened to the more that must be out there.
Without those droplets life would feel hopeless. It would be mundane. It would feel like an endless cycle going no where.
Because those droplets are good, there is no corruption in them. They bring us hope, when things seem hopeless. Everything the uplifts the soul--of beauty, of fragrance of answered prayers even before we knew God, are those droplets. And they keep our soulf from despairing and drying completely hard.
Before we are saved, made a new creation in Christ, our soul was parched. And most of us didn't even realize it. How could it be otherwise? Jesus, with the Living Water had not touched us.
"On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, 'If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.' But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, Whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
John 7:37-39
And:
"Jesus answered and said to her, 'If you knew the gift of God, and Who it is Who says to you, "Give Me a drink," you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.' The woman said to Him, 'Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?' Jesus answered and said to her, 'Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.'"
John 4:10-14
In our unsaved state, we subsisted on the droplets, not the fountain. It was enough to keep us alive, but there was still that ache in our soul for that Living Water.
The droplets awakened us to the fact that there was something more where that came from. Those droplets exist to point us Heavenward. They come from our Creator God. They are in everything good, pure, wondrous, awe-inspiring, and just. They are seen in nature, in special moments of inspiration, in glorious views, in goosness, in joy, in hope, in kindness, in the miraculous.
Many try to take credit for any good that comes. But that is not the case.
"Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with Whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures."
James 1:16-18
All good things that come to us are from God. God is merciful and would have everyone come to Him. So He will send us droplets and point the way to more.
Whether we find Jesus, the More, the Giver of the Living Water, is basically determined by our search for that more, or being satisfied with the droplets.
Being satisfied seems like a good thing, but not if it is being satisfied with something that is not meant to satisfy. When our time ends, those droplets end as well. They are not given to the dead, the lost who were satisfied with remaining lost.
Only those who find Jesus, filled with His Living Water, will be in Heaven in the end. The rest that did not seek Him out, will not.
But it won't be because the way to the living water did not exist, but because they ignored the the thirst for that more.
Stay strong! Remember, everything good is meant to bring you to the ultimate good, to God!
NAN
