Continued from July 27, 2012:When I was on the path up the mountain and it came very close to the rushing rivulet, the sound of the water running on the rocks was very loud. However, it only took a few steps away from the stream before the noise faded. The more steps away I took, the harder it was to hear, and finally, even though I was maybe only 15m away, I couldn't hear it at all, even though I could still easily see it.
I think this is a great illustration for our relationship with God. If we always stay close to the stream of Living Water, we will be able to hear God's voice and determine His will, but if we take only a few steps away, His voice will become harder to hear and easier to ignore. The farther away we go, the truer this becomes. But, there is still grace, because we can still see the stream. We can still turn and walk towards the stream, to the place of sweet communion with God.
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