Is Your Soul Dehydrated?

Is your soul dehydrated? Have you not been drinking deeply from The Lord's well? One cannot just skim The Scriptures in order to satisfy the thirst which the soul has. We must study The Word in order to understand and comprehend what it is that God is saying to us. 

On our own terms we are inadequate. We need God's Holy Spirit to reveal God Himself in His own Word that we may begin to imagine this great God we have heard of and His amazing Grace and Love towards mankind. 

John 4:14

Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst;

but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Just as Jesus revealed this to the woman at the well in this section of Scripture, so it is revealed to us, as well. And just where was this well? In Christ Jesus. 

For the water that Jesus gives us is Living Water; a Well that never runs dry and always satisfies the soul, leaving it refreshed and content. 

One day soon we shall be in God's eternal presence and every promise made for that appointed time will be fulfilled.

Revelation 7:17

For The Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. 

Don't just sip your Bible, take a deep, long draught.

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Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, who are the called according to His purpose."

While Matthew 5:13 reminds the Christian to be the 'salt of the earth', today's verse in Romans reminds me that everything in my life is there for a reason, God's reason.

"We know" implies understanding, knowledge and application of belief

"all things" every situation, circumstance, obstacle, person(s)

"work together" each complements the other

"for good" God is good, therefore everything God does is good

"to them that love God" not every person, but these specific persons

"who are the called according to His purpose" God's first call is for every person to obtain salvation through Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son

God's reasons for working all things together for my good becomes the seasoning in my testimony. To Him, perhaps, it is 'reasoning salt', but to me and then to you, I have become 'seasoning salt'. And so, I have to ask, "Do I make you thirsty? Is your throat dry from just thinking about it? Are you parched and broken from the spiritual drought in your soul?"

I know where you can get relief.

We Are Called

We Are Called

Hebrews 9:15

"And for this cause He is the Mediator of the New Testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first Testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance."

By Whom are we called?

Called by Christ.......

in righteousness --- Isaiah 42:6 " I the Lord have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and will give you for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles."

by His Name --- Jeremiah 15:16 "Your words were found, and I did eat them; and Your word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by Your Name, O Lord God of hosts"

He knows our names --- Isaiah 43:1 "But now, thus saith the Lord that created you, O Jacob, and He that formed you, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name, you are mine."

Where did He call us from?

Called from sin.........

out of darkness --- 1 Peter 2:9 "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people;that you should show forth the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light."

out of the night --- 1 Samuel 3:3, 4 "And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep: that the Lord called Samuel, and he answered, Here am I."

out of Egypt (bondage) --- Matthew 2:15 ".........out of Egypt have I called my son..." {though this verse refers to Christ and his earthly parents, we understand that Egypt also represents sin and the bonds of sin, so I used it here}

Why are we called?

Called into His service.........

to Peace --- 1 Corinthians 7:15 "....but God has called us to peace..."

to Glory & Virtue --- "According as His divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that has called us to glory and virtue...."

to Friendship --- John 15:15 "From here on I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you."

to Witness --- Isaiah 43:10 "You are My witnesses, says the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He: before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me."

Why should we answer God's call?

Called to Salvation...........

Come and See --- John 4:29 "Come, see a man, which told me all the things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?"

Come and Dine --- John 21:12 "Jesus said unto them, Come and dine. And none of them dared ask Him, Who are you? knowing that it was the Lord."

Come and Live --- Revelation 22:17 "And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that is thirsty come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."

I heard God call my name and I answered Him.