 The
heart that receives the word of God is not as a pool
that evaporates, not like a broken cistern that loses
its treasure. It is like the mountain stream, fed by
unfailing springs, whose cool, sparkling waters leap
from rock to rock, refreshing the weary, the thirsty,
the heavy-laden. It is like a river constantly flowing,
and as it advances, becoming deeper and wider, until its
life-giving waters are spread over all the earth. The
stream that goes singing on its way, leaves behind its
gift of verdure and fruitfulness. The grass on its banks
is a fresher green, the trees have a richer verdure, the
flowers are more abundant. When the earth lies bare and
brown under the summer's scorching heat, a line of
verdure marks the river's course.
So it is with the true child
of God. The religion of Christ reveals itself as a
vitalizing, pervading principle, a living, working,
spiritual energy. When the heart is opened to the
heavenly influence of truth and love, these principles
will flow forth again like streams in the desert,
causing fruitfulness to appear where now are barrenness
and dearth. -- Prophets and Kings, pages 233, 234 |
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