During church yesterday, God was dealing with me about the gifts He has given me and how He expects me to be using them. One of these gifts is exhortation which can be widely defined but in this case it simply means to be an encourager. I hope this will be an encouragement to you!
In Israel, the biggest river is the Jordon. It originates in the mountains and feeds into the Sea of Galilee. The Sea of Galilee is teeming with life: abundant fish, lush vegetation surrounding it and is a principal source of fresh water for the nation.
The Jordon then continues out of the Sea of Galilee and finally empties into the Dead Sea. It is called the Dead Sea because nothing lives there. The salt content in the water is very high, even higher than the oceans. It is also the lowest spot on earth, hundreds of feet below sea level.
It is the same river that feeds these two bodies of water, so why the big difference? The Dead Sea receives water only. Other than evaporation, once the water gets there, it has no where else to go as there is no place lower to flow to. The Sea of Galilee is constantly refreshed because it takes water in and flows water out. It is cleansed and replenished daily, but it has to give water up so that more can flow in.
Like these bodies of water, our lives can either get very stale and stagnant if we keep everything we get to or for ourselves, or we can be renewed and refreshed every day if we take whatever we get and give it away.
Hope you have a great week!! Don't keep it....give it away!
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