Today’s devotional
January 16, 2012
A water wall in my office provides the soothing sound of water trickling down over rocks into a reservoir. It is an especially comforting sound for those of us who live in the arid, dry desert land of the Southwest. Here we are reminded how precious and living-giving the limited resource of water really is. And, if we are spiritually attuned, we see that water is a rich spiritual metaphor.
“For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants; And they will spring up among the grass Like poplars by streams of water.” (Isaiah 44:3-4)
There is nothing so truly refreshing as God’s Spirit. It flows into our lives like a cleansing and invigorating morning shower. It turns a dry and dusty soul into nourished and productive soil.
According to God’s words in Isaiah forty-four, His Spirt would create a legacy. The offspring and descendants of the present generation would spiritually flourish: “This one will say, ‘I am the LORD’S ‘; And that one will call on the name of Jacob; And another will write on his hand, ‘Belonging to the LORD,’ And will name Israel’s name with honor.” (Isaiah 44:5).
The refreshing blessings of Holy Spirit flow down from the Only true God: “I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me.” (Isaiah 44:6) Jehovah, Yahweh, alone is God. It is He whom we must specifically seek. A wife can call out for one called, “husband”, and many might answer! But, there is only one by name who is truly her husband. Similarly, we can call out for, “God”, but there are many so-called gods (1 Corinthians 8:5-6). The God whom we seek is one – Yahweh, the I AM.
The One who alone provides true refreshing and life is our Creator Father. He alone is worthy of our pursuit, and richly rewards those who wholeheartedly seek Him. May it be our great ambition today to better know the One who nourished and refreshes, and truly gives life.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2012
