Dehydration

Over the weekend I was reflecting on a reading in Indeed this past week and was reminded of the danger of dehydration, both physical and spiritual. The author said; "When God's people are dehydrated and grumpy about it, God rains grace on them anyway." It reminded me of my tendency to get grumpy and tired when working in the heat without adequate water. Also, I saw it effect Carol as the chemo infusions caused dehydration. I was especially reminded that we can also become dehydrated spiritually when we are not "drinking" from the Word of God. I find that to be true in my life when I get so busy that I don't feel I have time to keep up on my daily reading of The Word. I don't know about you, but it sure is easy to look to other people or things to meet the need at the moment.

As I read the strong statements that the Lord made about His people the Israelites, I could relate. In Jeremiah chapter 2 some verses especially spoke to me on this subject of leaving the "water" to trust in all sorts of other false promises such as entertainment, material prosperity, transient relationships and recreational pursuits. The Lord summed up his case against the Israelites in Jeremiah 2:13:

"For my people have done two evil things; They have forsaken me -- the fountain of living water. And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns that can hold no water at all." A good reminder to me to go to the "Water of Life" in every situation.

For those of you who knew Jimmie Sue Cole, please pray for Frank and the family as we celebrate her life tomorrow. I can somewhat relate to the challenges Frank is facing.

I trust that your week is going well.

Love,

Chuck