Since my book, Water of Life, could not even cover all the possible uses of water, I enjoy finding other verses or stories that did not make it to the book. The Water Connection is the golden thread that we look for in consistency of how the word, Water is used.
Recently, many of us, our neighbors, and surrounding communities encountered torrential rains, melting mountain snowpack, rivers over flowing their banks, with groundwater that invaded properties, homes, and structures. The flooding washed out roadways, hampered travel, endangered people, livestock, livelihoods, and produced fear.
The circumstances around us can be the physical flooding or an overwhelming situation that feels like a flood entrapping us, yet these overwhelming conditions cannot quench God’s love, concern, or care poured out for each of us.
In Song of Solomon 8:7, God promises that the many waters cannot quench His love and “neither can floods drown it.”
Paul’s comment in Romans 8:38-39 states it this way, “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Paul’s confidence reminds us that Noah’s flood or Song of Solomon’s “many waters” does not quench God’s love for us nor can the waters separate us from our Heavenly Father.
In my book, “Water of Life”, I describe how the term, water, can “be the vast or incomprehensible enormity and magnitude of Abba Father as well as the power He has over the world, space, time, universe, and all creation. In 1 Corinthians 2:10, Paul mentions that “these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.” And whether it is the current flooding in our communities or the “many waters” in Song of Solomon or Noah’s story about the flood, it represents how God’s vast knowledge and concern for us. The overwhelming or vastness of the world around us does not hinder the Spirit that lives in each believer. The Holy Spirit reveals our Heavenly Father’s love to each of us in personal ways that encourages and bolsters our courage to continue onward in life’s path. Abba Father is amazing, and He provides and sustains us.
Prayer: Lord, thank You that You are with me in the midst of the high waters. Thank you for walking with me through every part of my life, and strengthen me to follow You boldly into Your promises. Amen.
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