【双语灵修】活水泉源 Springs Of Living Water

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净光的高处开江河，在谷中开泉源。’” - 赛 41:18

克夫拉达翁达是洪都拉斯的一个村庄，这个名字照字面的意思是“深溪”。但当我们的义工队到那里兴建一个供水系统时，却看不到任何溪水。河床干涸，布满尘土。要获得饮用水供应，村民要支付昂贵的运费，或是由妇女和小孩长途跋涉抬回来。那里没有家庭式的菜园，因为没有水可以用来灌溉农作物。

那是几年前的工程。竣工之后一个供水系统落成，能够供水到每一个家庭的独立水龙头，它更为村民的每一张面孔带来欢乐的笑容。人人都可以得到饮用水了；他们可以在家洗衣服；更可以常常洗澡和戏水了！

那里的人也种了大量的蔬菜-不单是在菜园里种菜，也在农渔兼作的池塘里种菜，池塘里面的蔬菜和鱼使那里的水显得生气勃勃。活水在滋养人们的生活！

圣经多处都提到活水、沙漠中充满希望的泉水、和河流分支带来的欢乐。有用来洗濯的水、医治的水、和恢复干旱缺水生物的水。

耶稣说，凡口渴的都可以到衪那里取得活水和永远不会再渴（约翰福音 4:13；7:37-38）。这应许听起来很不错吧？这是否也正是你所需要的呢？今天就向衪祈求，去发现因认识衪而得到的喜乐吧。

祷告

丰盛的神，感谢你供给我们身体所需的引用水，又供给我们灵魂所需的活水。求你注满我们的福杯。奉耶稣名祈求，阿们。

以赛亚书 41:17-20

17“困苦穷乏人寻求水却没有，他们因口渴舌头干燥，我耶和华必应允他们，我以色列的神必不离弃他们。
18我要在净光的高处开江河，在谷中开泉源；我要使沙漠变为水池，使干地变为涌泉。
19我要在旷野种上香柏树、皂荚树、番石榴树和野橄榄树，我在沙漠要把松树、杉树并黄杨树一同栽植，
20好叫人看见、知道、思想、明白这是耶和华的手所做的，是以色列的圣者所造的。

Springs Of Living Water

"I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys." - Isaiah 41:18

Quebrada Honda is a village in Honduras. The name means, literally, “deep creek.” When our team of volunteers came to build a water system, there was no creek in sight. The river­bed was dried up and dusty. Drinking water was either hauled in for a high fee or carried a long distance by women and children. There were no household vegetable gardens because there was no water for growing produce.

That was a few years ago. Since then a water system has been constructed to bring ­water to a faucet at every home and smiles of joy to every face. Everyone has access to drinking water; laundry can be done at home; and splashy baths are frequent!

Abundant vegetables are growing there also—not just in gardens but also in aquaponic tanks, where the water is alive with both vegetables and fish. Living water to sustain living people!

The Bible makes many references to living water, promising springs in the desert and rivers whose streams bring gladness. There are waters of cleansing, waters of healing, and waters that refresh dry and thirsty lives.

Jesus said that all who are thirsty can come to him for living water and never thirst again (John 4:13; 7:37-38). Doesn’t that sound good? Doesn’t that sound like something you need? Ask him today, and discover the deep joy of knowing him.

Prayer

Bountiful God, thank you for providing water for our bodies and living water for our souls. Fill our cup, we pray, in Jesus’ name. Amen.