Water (2)
Give us this day our daily bread…Matthew 6:11, ESV
Every living thing on the earth must have water. Without water, a human being will die in around three days. Up to 60% of the human adult body is made up of water. According to the US Geological Survey, the brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles and kidneys are 79%, and even the bones are watery, around 31% (USGS, 1945).
In our back yard we have huge sequoia redwood trees. They have grown so much that they keep shade on most of the yard, even though they are only planted on one side. I love how we can sit out in the back when the temperatures are really high, because they keep the area several degrees cooler.
I was sitting out one morning, just being quite before the Lord, and I noticed that these trees were turning brown. Now yes, it had been hot outside, but warm temperatures are normal for our area. Then the Holy Spirit showed me that we still had them on the same watering time as we had when we first moved in, when they were very young trees. The trees had grown up but we had not increased their supply of water. They were telling me that they were dying on the inside. I remembered a few summers back that we had increased their watering time, but had since cut it back due to the rainfall we were having in California. We never returned the watering system back to compensate for their growth.
You know God is always teaching me something. I heard him say, “You cannot spend the same time with me as you did when you were a new believer and expect to continue to grow. Just like those trees need more water, you will need more of me and the Word to continue in growth. One message on Sunday morning is not enough. You will turn up dry and not be able to sustain yourself or be a benefit for me to use you for my kingdom.”
It reminded me of when I was little, how my parents took us to children’s church and Sunday school. What I learned then could never sustain me for now. We must set time on purpose to meet with God, to listen to Him and study His Word. The prayer Jesus gave to the disciples to pray states “…give us this day our daily bread…” (Matthew 6:9-13). God has a supply to carry us throughout the day. We can only get our daily bread if we are sitting before the supplier. But when we don’t spend time with Him, we are trying to operate on yesterday’s supply or even last weeks, which will never sustain us. If we did not need the supply, God would have never told us to ask for it.
Father,
Thank you for the supply of your Word daily. Thank you for reminding us that we cannot sustain ourselves as much as the trees in my yard cannot water themselves. They have to receive a supply from their owner, and we have to do the same. We repent for not seeking you. We ask for help in slowing down our schedule to seek you first so we can be ready for whatever you have for us. We give you glory and praise in Jesus’s name. Amen.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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