Flow from within

                      

We can in life do a lots of good, important and 100% Biblical things. But let`s check: What are my priorities in life? Or better: Who is my priority in life?

We thought we had everything under our own control, but now many life patterns and good traditions we have built up, are shakening. 

How can we now live well? Many say; We shall not cancel. We will "re-adjust". The word that is often these days is RESET. 

The Bible also warns us not to forsake God, “…. the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water. Jer 2:13.

This morning I woke up with a strong “urge” to let the source of Jesus in me, flow out and down to people today. God says; “With joy you will pour water from the sources of salvation. On that day you shall say, "Thank the Lord, call upon His name, make His works known among the people. Declare His name to be exalted" (Isa. 12).

Last year, Sweden had a fantastic conference summer. I was blessed with Worship and the Word of God going out in a wonderful way. I love conferences and big meetings. But they must not become like dammed ponds in a river.

Here on the Mekong River, many dams are now under construction, especially in China and in Laos in order to sell electricity. The flow in the large Mekong River is therefore decreasing dramatically during the dry season. And during the rainy season, too much water is released so that the dams will not burst. And in this all, the farmers are suffering.

Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” Joh 4.

Jesus in me is a flowing river of living water that comes in the right time in the right proportions. We cannot block the streams into ponds/dams. If we try, we create a religion. Yes, we create slavery and suffering for ourselves and others.

Right now a lot of shaking in society is taking place. Only the Kingdom of God cannot be shaken. So dear friends, now let`s building the Kingdom of God where The Church with it`s Mission is in the living stream from God in us. Yes in us.

2 truths:

1) God has more to give. When we give out living water ... we do not become empty, for God always has more living water to give from within us.

2) The Water is Living. When we release the living water ... it always flows down to them who are most needy. Only fountains and the sun can lift up water.

These days… let us have Jesus at the center so that His living water flows in us, down to those who are most need of a touch of God.

In The Church and its Mission too, JESUS ​​must be at the center. And we will testify of what Jesus is doing from within us and through us.

Only in this way we will get through this Corona test and be

Ingvar (Fred)