Word for the day by Christian Education Forum
It’s Bubbling In My Soul
John 7:33-39
If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink...Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. (John 7:37-38)
Decades ago, A friend of mine visited a ministry center in West Africa and saw a little girl climb onto a truck that had a public address system. Smiling, she began to sing over the microphone:
It’s bubbling, it’s bubbling,
it’s bubbling in my soul;
I’m singing and laughing
since Jesus made me whole.
Since Jesus came within,
and cleansed my heart from sin,
It’s bubbling, bubbling, bubbling,
bubbling, bubbling in my soul!
it’s bubbling in my soul;
I’m singing and laughing
since Jesus made me whole.
Since Jesus came within,
and cleansed my heart from sin,
It’s bubbling, bubbling, bubbling,
bubbling, bubbling in my soul!
He heard her sing that song only once. But the joy in her voice was so evident and powerful that he remembers the lyrics and tune to this day. The parallel in the song between water and spiritual refreshment is a biblical one. During the Feast of Tabernacles, a Levite priest would pour out water as a symbol of God providing water for Israel in the wilderness. During that feast, “Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water’?” (John 7:37-38). Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit promised to those who would believe in Him (v.39). This thirst-quenching water is a picture of the spiritual satisfaction that only He can provide.
Perhaps you’ve lost that joy you first experienced at salvation. Confess all known sin right now (1 John 1:9). Be filled with God’s Holy Spirit (Eph. 5:18), and let Him provide you with a “bubbling in your soul.”
PRAYER
Lord help me to grow in the joy of your fellowship everyday of my life.Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The joy of a life with Christ will be experienced by those who dedicate their life to Him.
Lord help me to grow in the joy of your fellowship everyday of my life.Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The joy of a life with Christ will be experienced by those who dedicate their life to Him.
Christian Education Forum, Diocese of NAE of the Mar Thoma Church