“… 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 4:14

Waters

When I meet with the Lord in the mornings, I always pray that His Spirit would “tune me in” to receive any special word from Him. This morning as I prayed, I was impressed strongly by the word “waters.” My thoughts went to babbling brooks, and this is the gist of the conversation that ensued between us:

Me:      “Waters.” What else, Lord?

Him:    Rivers.

Me:      Rushing rivers?

Him:    Not rushing–flowing, fresh, clean rivers of water that come from life lived in      Me.

Me:      I want to live by the living waters always.

Him:    You are planted there already.

Me:      (With tears) You have planted me there. I never want to leave that place.

Him:    The waters flow to every place I will call you.

Me:      Even if it is to Death Valley? (smiling) It’s a joke, right? Right, Lord?? Lord!

Him:    The waters are spiritual waters. You carry them within you.

Me:      Yes, I carry You within me always. You nourish me by Your living waters, Your very life in me. You cause my roots to go down deep into You, so I won’t be easily swayed. You refresh me by Your presence and Your Word. You carry me along in the current, the movement of Your waters, so I can go where You go.

Him:    Yes, and there is more.

Me:      What are you telling me, Lord? Tell me all I need to know. What am I missing?

But… more did not come. Not yet, anyway. I know that the conversation is not over. He said, “more.” I am listening for His voice again today, and if not today, then in the days to come. It was so vivid, the whole experience is staying with me.

In my mind, the most likely scenario is that God is going to lead me to a place where I will need to really tap into those waters. Since it is the likely scenario in my mind, surely it will not be that. God never does what I think He will, never does it the way I think He might, never goes where I suppose He will go. (See Isaiah 55:8-10 for the reasons why this is true.) He’s a big God with wise plans and all authority, and I’ve never been able to guess what He’ll do next!

The word to me about waters could be about abundance. About bearing fruit. About being grounded. About following. About the freshness of His life in me. About flowing in the Spirit. About a time in the desert. About cleansing. Here I go again, trying to guess God’s reasons for the word today.

I pray that today you will hear Him speaking to you, and that you’ll know it is Him (see John 10:27 for the promise), and that you’ll take the time to absorb what He says. It’s always life-changing.

Lord, thank You for speaking to me. Make it clear what You are saying. Please speak to each one that longs for Your specific word, whether it comes during prayer or from Your written Word. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.