the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: and they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. Isaiah 44:3-4. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. Revelation 21:6. I will sprinkle clean water upon you. Ezekiel 36:25.
He that is not thirsty does not drink even though there be water in abundance. It is so also in regard to spiritual things. There is no lack of the water of life, no lack of the pouring out of the Spirit. According to the true promises of God, there can be no lack of these things. But there is a great lack of thirsty souls. There is too much thirst for earthly things, for gold, for showers of money, for the gratification of evil desires and sinful amusements; too much of devouring hunger for glory and honor among men, for praise and fame. Where is the thirst for the heavenly good things, for the Pentecostal rain? God can not and will not give His water of life to others than those who thirst for it; who, like dry ground upon which everything in the summer is parched from the heat of the sun, thirst for refreshment, for comfort, power and life from above; who cry to heaven for this day and night. He who has sufficient in himself cannot receive the Spirit from God. If you are athirst and needy, but do not pray and continue in prayer, you will not receive the Spirit, at least not in rich measure. But without God’s Spirit you are dead in trespasses. Therefore pray, struggle and wait, till the rain falls; until the fountain of the water of life opens and your Savior refreshes you therewith; until He pours out His Spirit upon your seed; until you and yours shall spring up as among the grass, as "willows by the water courses. " It is so written: it shall come to pass. What the Lord has caused to be written in the Bible, He will also fulfill. Pray and persevere in faith.
O gentle dew from, heaven now fall
With power upon the hearts of all.
Thy tenderness instilling;
That heart to heart more closely bound,
Fruitful in kindly deeds be found.
The law of love fulfilling:
No wrath, no strife
Here shall grieve Thee,
We receive Thee,
Where Thou livest
Peace and love and joy Thou givest.
