Water Your JOY Garden Faithfully

          Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  You’re gonna need a healthy serving so that we can work in our garden again today!

            The past two days we’ve prepared the soil of our garden by removing the rocks, weeds and debris. In the spiritual garden of JOY that means getting rid of unforgiveness, anger, bitterness, unclean thoughts.  When all this is cleared away, the seeds can be planted….seeds such as faith, love, peace and JOY.

            Next we need to water the newly planted seeds thoroughly to settle the soil and remove any air pockets.  What happens if they don’t get water? They’ll get mighty thirsty and soon dry up and die.  We must be diligent in tending to our spiritual garden by daily filling our watering can with fresh truth from God’s well.

            Do you remember the story of the Samaritan woman at the well?  This poor woman had quite a reputation. She had been married five times and was living in sin with a man who wasn't her husband. Her story shows that a well of grace is ready and available to refresh the soul parched by sin and suffering. The woman at the well had her sins "washed away". Jesus offers divine mercy in the living water of grace.

            John 7:38 says, "Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him."  Let’s use that “living water” generously in our spiritual gardens and watch the seeds that have been planted begin to grow and develop into beautiful specimens of His love and JOY!

            Be diligent in watering your JOY garden faithfully with JOY JUICE made from the Living Water!