{"id":264,"date":"2012-06-02T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=264"},"modified":"2012-06-02T13:06:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-02T13:06:00","slug":"water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=264","title":{"rendered":"Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of my favorite elements in our backyard is the water fall. I enjoy sitting on the deck in the morning, drinking a cup of coffee, listening to the birds, watching the sunrise, and hearing the sound of water flowing.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Early last winter, the water froze, the pump stopped, and Mason unplugged it. This happens most winters, but it was very early and we didn\u2019t realize it had stopped, so we weren\u2019t sure the pump was going to work come spring. To be honest, we weren\u2019t surprised when it didn\u2019t start when we plugged it in a month or so ago.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Mason did a little work on it, and then found out it was still under warranty. We received a brand new pump. The water fall is flowing smoothly now.<\/span><\/div>\n
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This made me very happy, because the sound of a water fall is very soothing to me. It brings joy to my heart when I wake up in the night and hear it. There\u2019s just something about water that brings a smile to my face.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I guess it\u2019 only natural that the Living Water brings a smile to my soul. That Jesus can also bring joy to my heart when I awake in the night. And He soothes the pressures of this life with His refreshing presence.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Isaiah alludes to the future hope found in Jesus in Isaiah 12:3 (NIV). \u201cWith joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.\u201d <\/i>Through Jesus, the Water, we gain salvation from this deep well.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Isaiah also tells us in Isaiah 55:1a (NIV), \u201cCome all you who are thirsty, come to the waters.\u201d <\/i>Those who are spiritually thirsty are to come to the waters. For the folks living in the Old Testament age, those waters were God. For those living during the New Testament time and later, it would be Jesus.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Jesus also called the spiritually thirsty to come to Him. In John 4:13-14 (NIV), Jesus says to the woman at the well, \u201cEveryone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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And in John 7:37 (NIV), \u201con the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus said in a loud voice, \u2018If anyone is thirsty let him come to me and drink.\u2019\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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And this concept is reiterated one last time in Revelation 22:17 (NIV). \u201cThe Spirit and the bride say, \u2018Come!\u2019 And let him who hears say, \u2018Come!\u2019 Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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Jesus knew exactly how to relate this concept to people. Our desire to have our thirst quenched is essential. Both physically and spiritually.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Jesus offers grace to anyone who asks. He is so willing to give us \u201cliving water.\u201d (John 4:10 \u2013 NIV)<\/span><\/div>\n
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So have you asked the Giver of Living Water for this gift? If not, why not? The soothing refreshment of this gift is like nothing you\u2019ve ever known. Come! Take the free gift of the water of life.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/span><\/div>\n
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Donna<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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