The River of Life (Living Water #6)
This final post examines Ezekiel’s vision of the river of life which will one day flow from the temple. It is the remarkable picture of how God brings life and vitality to His people
Faith: Getting your Feet Wet (Living Water #5)
While water does often represent difficulties the flip side is that it represents opportunities to grow in our faith. That is exactly what happens when Peter steps out in faith and when Israel step out into the Red Sea
Suffering: Through the Waters (Living Water #4)
Water is often used as a picture of our suffering. God however promises to be with us despite all that life brings our way. This blog will wrestle a little with how we can trust God in the midst of these times.
Sustenance: Drinking Deeply (Living Water #3)
Life is framed around our need for sustenance. We all need to drink deeply, but ultimately those needs can only be satisfied in God alone. Four beautiful pictures make this point abundantly clear…
Idolatry: Broken Wells (Living Water #2)
Why do we so readily forsake our creator and try to quench our thirst in things that do not satisfy? The shock of John 4 is that the spring of Living Water Himself, offers us water that will truly satisfy…
An Invitation to the Thirsty (Living Water #1)
All of us share a thirst that only Jesus can quench. He invites us to come and drink of living water – water that will in turn overflow from us into the lives of others
God of the Valleys: Hope for Life’s toughest moments
Valleys in the Bible are a great example of times of both difficulty and opportunity. In this blog we see that even in the valley God is still God, God is still at work and God is still with us…
The Valley of Eshkol – From Fear to faith
Fear freezes out faith. The valley of Eshkol helps us to think about we can move from a place of fear to a place of trusting God in faith…
The Valley of Baka – A place of Springs
The Valley of Baka as described in Psalm 84 represents a challenging period of our journey. There is however a promise here that as we rest in the presence of God we will find refreshing springs to help us on our way.
The Valley of Dry Bones – Hope out of Hopelessness
The Valley of Dry Bones encourages us that even amidst such dry and lifeless scenes there is always hope. The Spirit of God is able to bring hope in our hopelessness…