Tag: thirst

Cup of water

A cup of water. In debilitating heat, it can mean survival.

A large clay pot sat beside our gate. Full of water. With cup attached. Ready to meet the need of any passerby.

Unrelenting sun and desert wind meant dehydration was never far away.

The clay kept the water cool. Even on hot days.

Tags 2 Corinthians 4:1-7, clay pot, debilitating heat, dehydration, desert wind, earthen vessel, eternal life, gospel, hospitality, John 4:6-26, John 7:37-39, life and death, Living Water, thirst, thirsty, water, welcoming the stranger, woman at the well

Crossing Cultures Making Disciples Memoir

Wilderness

Wilderness. When the voice of the Beloved is silent. And the Word—so full of rivers and streams—feels like desert.

I remember thirst. And crying out. In a dark night of the soul. Longing for His instruction.

In the mornings, I waited. Asking.

Are You there? Can You hear me?

Wilderness. Image by Martino Pietropoli on Unsplash.

Tags dark night of the soul, despair, doubt, dryness, enemy of souls, enough, His way, humbling, prayer, Psalm 86:11, Psalm 86:17, sign of His goodness, teach me Your way, testing, the Word of God, thirst

Crossing Cultures Devotional Making Disciples

Wells along the way

So he built an altar there, called on the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there. Isaac’s servants also dug a well there. [Genesis 26:25]

Dug well in Central Asia by Didiervberghe. Public Domain

When Abraham or Isaac or Jacob moved to a new place, they did the necessary. Built an altar and worshiped the Lord their God. Pitched a tent and dwelled in the temporary place.

And dug a well. Dug deep. To tap into a source of water hidden beneath the ground.

Tags Amy Carmichael, Catherine Marshall, comfort, community of faith, dwell in the land, Elisabeth Elliot, experiences with the Lord, faithful servants, His Spirit, His-Word, Lilias Trotter, Madame Jeanne Guyon, oasis, obedience, pain and suffering, source, thirst, water, Wells

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