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"If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink"
, john7 v 36b
Dear Friends
As I sit writing this, we are having the first rain since our "mini" heat wave.
Yesterday I couldn't get the extension together on my hose to reach the far parts of my large garden. I'm really quite glad I'm getting some help for the thirsty plants.
We have personal heat waves as well - that cause us to need the refreshing water of God's Holy Spirit. Like the plants we can become dry if we do not give ourselves time and space to be refreshed. That is why I always suggest that we have a break from regular weekly meetings and PCCs etc. during the month of August.
Much has happened both locally in the churches and nationally, politically and, for some people, personally. Let us use this "break" time to spend more time relaxing, spending more time with God and each other, and above all allowing God to speak and minister to us. Jesus wants to meet with us, as the song "To the river" goes; "He is calling, He is waiting; Jesus longs to meet you there".
Like me, many of you may have relatives and friends staying and it's important that we have quality time with them. Some of us may need time to reflect on God's calling on our lives.
Today I have received a letter from my Moslem sister in Malaysia, asking me if she made a whopping mistake when she converted to Islam to marry a Moslem 20 years ago. She is asking loads of questions, which will be a real challenge to answer. I need time to do that as her eternal life is at stake.
So whatever your particular dryness is that needs the water of God's refreshing Spirit, come to Jesus and ask for it. He promises that whoever believes in Him streams of living water will flow from Him as the Spirit works in his life.
Think what a difference it would make to our part of the world if our lives were alive, growing and blossoming rather than being spiritually parched, dry or even dead from lack of the living water of Jesus Christ.
May you experience a time of refreshment during this month so that you feel ready and able to be all that God wants you to be in the future months.
With the love of Jesus,
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