Wednesday, March 12, 2025

The Living Water

Scriptures: 2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV) – “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,”

2 Peter 1:21 (NIV) – “For prophesy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”

Matthew 22:31-32 (NIV) – “‘But about the resurrection of the dead – have you not read what God said to you, “I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob”?  He is not the God of the dead but of the living.’”

Message: The question from Jesus in Matthew 22:31 implies that God speaks to us directly through Scripture and in Scripture.

Did you ever visit the Bible based theme park, “The Holy Land”, in Orlando?  Did you go to the Scriptorium for the unique opportunity to explore the history of the Bible and its ancient manuscripts?  The interactive experiences and stories of all that happened to bring the Bible to fruition through the centuries changed my life forever, and established a permanent appreciation for me every time I sit to read it.  I am so grateful.  It overwhelms me when I think of all that transpired throughout history so that I can have my Bible with me to read and meditate on God’s Word.

Do you treasure your Bible as God’s own words, revealing His truth?  As living water from God with transformative power?  God’s Bible narrative provides a mirror which reflects the glory of Christ to us.  We behold Christ’s glory through reading and meditating on the Bible.

Prayer: Transform us, Heavenly Father, as we read our Bibles this Lenten season.  Open our hearts, minds, and souls to Your glory, so that we may reflect You and Your love in our lives.  Thank You for a renewed love of Your Word.  Thank You for a renewed passion for a deeper, covenantal intimacy with You.  In Jesus’ Name.  Amen.

Bette Hillman