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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
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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.
As those who have been cleansed and sanctified through a knowl-
edge of Bible truth engage heartily in the work of soulsaving, they
will become indeed a savor of life unto life. And as daily they drink
of the inexhaustible fountain of grace and knowledge, they will find
that their own hearts are filled to overflowing with the Spirit of their
Master, and that through their unselfish ministry many are benefited
physically, mentally, and spiritually. The weary are refreshed, the sick
restored to health, and the sin-burdened relieved. In far-off countries
thanksgiving is heard from the lips of those whose hearts are turned
from the service of sin unto righteousness.
“Give, and it shall be given unto you;” for the word of God is
“a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from
Lebanon.”
Luke 6:38
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Song of Solomon 4:15
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