Today’s Scriptures: Psalm 42; Ezekiel 47:1–12; Jude 1:17–25
Love Flows Like a River
Ezekiel saw water trickling out from the temple. At first, it was only a shallow stream, but it kept rising until it became a river too deep to cross. Wherever the river went, new and abundant life followed. Stagnant water turned fresh. Trees bore fruit, and their leaves brought healing. That is what God’s love is like. It may begin in quiet, almost hidden ways, but it grows and surges until nothing can hold it back.
Psalm 42 shows us the other side: our thirst. “My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” Advent meets us in that thirst. Our dry and empty longing is answered with the living water of Jesus. His love moves. It refreshes. It heals.
Jude reminds us to remain in that love through prayer, through hope, and through lifting each other up. God’s love is not meant to stay bottled inside us. Like the river in Ezekiel’s vision, it is meant to flow outward.
Advent is about more than remembering that Jesus came. It is about receiving His life and allowing it to move through us into a weary world.
For Prayerful Consideration
- Where do you feel spiritually dry or thirsty right now?
- How can you let God’s love flow through you into someone else’s life this week?
Prayer
Lord, let Your love flow into me like a river. Teach me to stay close to You so that my life brings blessing to others.