Prime The Pump

 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” John 7:38 

 Because of the Spirit of Jesus Christ living inside of us, living water flows out and touches those around us with the love and power of God. We can, in a sense, water others and help them grow because there is living water inside the believer. 

  Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” John 4:10 

 There are times we do not feel like we have living water inside of us. We get exhausted, irritable, anxious, depressed. We suffer illness and all sorts of afflictions that can weigh us down. It can seem that we have nothing to offer those around us. Yet if you believe in Jesus as your Savior there is more to you than meets the eye. 

  Salvation changes us. A new Spirit now abides within believers. Old things are gone and everything has become new inside of us. We need to remind ourselves of that living water and our new situation as followers of Jesus Christ. The old, grimy, sin-laden person we were has become something new. We are a new creation as scripture says (2 Corinthians 5:17). 

  Do not rely on your feelings. Feelings and emotions change more quickly than the weather. Our new situation in Christ does not depend upon how we feel, but upon how we truly are within. While we may not feel like new beings filled with living water, Jesus says that we are new and should not only believe it, but act like it. There is living water inside of you. Let that water flow. 

  Prayer: Dear Lord, let the water rise in us and become a flood that pours out and positively affects the lives of those around us. Help us represent You well on this earth and to cause others to also want that living water You have given us. Amen.