Water Song

The Holy Spirit, when it fills and flows out of us always flows to the lowest places and moves there even in the dark. It is pulled by a gravity of need. It is pushed by a pursuing of Love Himself–to the depths of hearts, to the hidden places, into and through the dirty places, bringing life to dead places, reconstituting dry bones, soothing pain, and loss, and loneliness. That’s how water flows, from the heights to the depths–restoring, refreshing, and purifying everything in its path.

I think that’s how our lives will start to flow too if we stay in step with the Spirit. We start to see the hidden places in people. We start to speak life to THOSE deep places. We flow out in words and actions and prayer and worship. We will leave our ambitions of success, renounce our running after titles and positions of status, and reject what looks big and important and move to low places to see people according to their deepest needs and set free captives and walk them out of darkness. That’s what Jesus did and called people to do. Because that’s what the Spirit of God does. It flows to the lowest places–washing everything clean and bringing new life. I think I’m going to hang out near this Living Water for a while. I want to drink it all. As much as I can hold. And then. I want to just flow like crazy.

Jesus give me Living Water today. Fill up every cavernous part of me, even the places I can’t see. Make me thirsty. Then, don’t stop giving it when I am full. Overflow it out of me. Here’s my heartsong today…take me lower.