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april 13
Monday


IT'S BUBBLING
IN MY SOUL

READ:
John 7:33-39
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If anyone thirsts, let
him come to Me and
drink.... Out of his
heart will flow rivers
of living water.
__John 7:37-38
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Decades ago, I 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!```````````````

I heard her sing that song only once. But the joy in her voice was so evident and powerful that I remember 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 the 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.

Perhpas 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."
__Dennis Fisher
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Christ departed so that the Holy Spirit
could be imparted.

***************Today's Bible Reading __ John 7:33-39*************

33 Then Jesus said to them,
"I shall be with you a little
while longer, and then I go
to Him who sent Me. 34 You
will seek Me and not find
Me, and where I am you
cannot come."

35 Then the Jews said
among themselves, "Where
does he intend to go that
we shall not find Him?
Does He intend to go to the
Dispersion among the
Greeks and teach the
Greeks? 36 What is this
thing that He said, 'You
will seek Me and not find
Me, and where I am you
cannot come'?"

37 On the last day, that
great day of the feast, Jesus
stood and cried out, saying,
"If anyone thirsts, let him
come to Me and drink.

38 He who believes in Me,
as the Scripture has said,
out of his heart will flow
rivers of living water."

39 But this He spoke
concerning the Spirit,
whom those believing in
Him would receive; for the
Holy Spirit was not yet
given, because Jesus was
not yet glorified.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Jesus' reference to thirst in John 7:37 is probably connected with
the priests' practice of bringing water in a golden pitcher each day
to pour it out at the altar. However, on the last day of the Feast,
this ceremony was omitted. This points to Jesus as our spiritual
satisfaction. Through His Spirit we can become conductors of
blessing to others (v.38). __Dennis Fisher