Ocean of Grace (37): THURSDAY - The Fountain Of All Supplies (p124ff)

 Lent Book: https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/an-ocean-of-grace

 

My jottings:

 

(Comments welcome)

 

 

Ocean of Grace (37): THURSDAY - The Fountain Of All Supplies (p124ff)

 

Rejoice afresh that there is so much stored up for us in Christ: far more than all God’s people could ever need. He is rich and kind and loving and powerful and good beyond anything we can imagine. Give thanks that this fountain of love, and grace, and joy, and peace can never run dry.

 

Jesus is always both willing and able to meet all our needs. He can save us completely.

 

If the Lord Jesus is our shepherd, we shall not be in want. We can lack nothing we really need.

 

So often we think we need other things. Yes, Jesus, fine, great, but…. These other things are broken cisterns (Jeremiah 2:13). Jesus alone can satisfy. Drinking the living water he gives, we need never thirst (John 4).

 

We are always thirsty and tend to become empty and dry; Jesus is ever full and overflowing with life and love and power. He can always cleanse and refresh and renew. He can revive our parched souls.

 

His blood can make the foulest clean. His blood avails for me.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, thank you that I have fullness in you by faith.

Help me not to be distracted or unfaithful.

Keep me abiding in you that your life might be mine and that I might bear much fruit for you.

Amen.

 

(cf. John 15)

 

Hymn: Here is Love Vast As The Ocean

 

Video: https://www.emw.org.uk/2020/05/here-is-love/

 

Words: https://hymnary.org/text/here_is_love_vast_as_the_ocean