REFRESHING WATER,
Part 2

“For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them,
and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters”
(Revelation 7:17).

Not only does our Shepherd lead us to lush pastures but to refreshing water. Verse 2 in the NET states: “He leads me to refreshing water.”

It’s not murky water. Sheep will not drink from muddy water. They won’t drink from fast waters. They must be pure and still. The Berean Study Bible says: “He leads me beside quiet waters.”

As the mother shepherd in your home, to what kind of waters are you leading your children? Many mothers allow their children to drink from the fast waters of their Internet games and social media. Children today are constantly watching flashing images which are not intended for our little lambs and growing sheep who we are to lead to still and refreshing waters. I believe they disturb their brains. 

The KJV says: “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.” The word green in the Hebrews means “tender grass. It doesn’t give them brain indigestion. The word ‘pastures” is the Hebrew word na’ah which is one of the words for the home. It means a dwelling place, a house, a pleasant place.” We lead our children to pleasant places and quiet waters.

Isaiah 32:18 is a beautiful description of home life: “And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.” This is the atmosphere for learning and development rather than the constant stimulation of video games that take over the lives of so many young people.

It is the task of the shepherd to find the best food and environment for his sheep. It is also the job of the shepherdess mother to create the right environment for her children to learn and grow in knowledge and the ways of the Lord.

Water in the Bible speaks of the cleansing of God’s Word and also the outpouring of His Holy Spirit.

John 15:3: “Now ye are CLEAN THROUGH THE WORD that I have spoken unto you.”

Ephesians 5:26: “That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the WASHING OF THE WATER BY THE WORD.”

Isaiah 44:3: “For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I WILL POUR MY SPIRIT UPON THY SEED, and my blessing upon thine offspring.” What a wonderful promise to pray over your children every day.

John 7:38, 39: “He that believeth in me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow RIVERS OF LIVING WATER (But this spake he of the HOLY SPIRIT.)

Make sure you lead your children to God’s Word each day. They not only need to wash their physical bodies but also their inner man.

Blessings from Nancy Campbell

www.aboverubies.org

PRAYER:

“Dear Father, Please help me to make my home a refreshing spring and where my children will be daily cleansed by the pure water of Your word. I long for them to grow up clean and pure and not tainted by the evils of this world. Amen.”

AFFIRMATION:

I want my home to be a river of pure water, not a muddy spring.