The Fountain of JOY Flows Deep and Wide

          Have you had your JOY JUICE today? Let it soak deep into your heart and remind you how wide is the love of our Lord!

            Do you remember singing the beloved children’s song "Deep and Wide"….complete with hand motions?  It was a favorite of mine as a child.

Deep and wide, deep and wide,
There's a fountain flowing deep and wide.

And then we’d flip the words around and sing,
Wide and deep, wide and deep,
There's a fountain flowing wide and deep.

What is this fountain that we’re singing about?  In John 7: 37-38 we read:

 Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him."

In these two verses, Jesus proclaims Himself to be the place where the living water is found. In other words, He is the fountain!  (Throughout the New Testament, water for drinking is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit of God that comes to us sinners and shows us our need of salvation.  It is the Holy Spirit that applies the Word of God in conviction. It is the Spirit of God that fills the believer and uses him for the glory of God. Salvation involves every member of the Trinity, but the Spirit of God is the One who abides in us and helps us day by day. He is the "water of life.") Quoted from http://www.sermonnotebook.org/new%20testament/John%207_37-39.htm

            Have you allowed the Fountain to run deep and wide in your life?  If not, ask God to give you an unquenchable thirst for Him.  He is ready to offer you a delicious serving of Joy Juice today made from the clean, pure Living Water from the Fountain of JOY.