OUR BUBBLING SPRING OF LIFE

John 4:14 NLT But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.

I love the thought of having a fresh bubbling spring of life inside us. Jesus was saying life was never designed to stand still and if you feel like you haven’t moved forward for some time then this word is maybe for you today.😊 

John 6:63 The Message The Spirit can make life. Sheer muscle and willpower don’t make anything happen. Every word I’ve spoken to you is a Spirit-word, and so it is life-making.

The word ‘life’ makes us think of movement and growth in every area. When a baby is born it can’t help growing, and even when they’re feeding on milk we know by the time they’re a few months old they’ll want solid food!

We have the very life of God inside us as believers in Jesus, and His life brings inner change, His word transforms us.  Jesus gives us His river of life to flow in us and out of us to others, to bring them His life as well. But if we’re still the same way we were a few years ago or even last year then we’re not growing or changing and something probably needs adjusting.😊

We can be in a constant process of becoming more like Jesus, reflecting His glory (2 Corinthians 3:18 NKJV). The more we see Jesus, the more we will look like Him and reflect His life, He will rub off on us and in us and produce His life giving water bubbling up in us.😊

So this is a little nudge to not get stale or stuck but to keep being willing to change, seeking God out in any way we can and letting others see Jesus in us.

Lord we ask You to fill us afresh so we have your spring of life bubbling up in us, ready and willing to move forward however You show us and leave the past and its stories behind, to make room for Your lovely new stories You want to write in our lives.😊 In Jesus name. Amen.

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