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SEPTEMBER 8
HE GIVES SPRINGS OF WATER
“He sendeth the springs into
the valleys, which run among
the hills. – He watereth the
hills from His chambers.”
(Psalm 104:10,13)
We are reminded again of the
record of Caleb’s daughter.
In the process of taking and
possessing the land before
them, Caleb issued the
challenge that to whichever
young man should fight and
conquer a certain city, to
that man would he give his
daughter to wife. And
Othniel took the city and
received the daughter. Then
the daughter went to her
father with the request:
“Give me a blessing: for
thou hast given me a
southland (the dry south
country)’ give me also
springs of water. And Caleb
gave her the upper springs
and the nether (lower)
springs.” (Judges 1:15).
Here was sufficient supply
of water for every need. We
rejoice in the refreshings
of our “mountain-top
experiences,” but we rejoice
also in the springs which
are in the deepest valleys
to sustain our journeys.
We need little comment on
the “upper springs,” for the
higher we climb into the
celestial realms, the more
precious His life in blessed
reality. But what about when
– “Thou hast laid me in the
lowest pit, in darkness, in
the deeps.” (Ps. 88:6). Ah,
no matter how deep the
valley, how very low the pit
is, there is a spring for
that region also. “If I make
my bed in hell, behold, Thou
art there.” (Ps. 139:8).
“Now that He (Christ)
ascended, what is it but
that He also descended first
into the lower parts of the
earth? He that descended is
the same also that ascended
up far above all heavens,
THAT HE MIGHT FILL ALL
THINGS.” (Eph. 4:9-10). We
know that He is “high and
lifted up,” and that even
the heaven of heavens cannot
contain Him. He is above
all, and yet ever drawing us
upward unto Himself. Yet it
must be remembered that He
also first descended to the
lower parts, so that HIS
LIFE might fill all things.
Filling only the heavens
with His glory is not
filling all things. He has
purposed to fill lowest
regions with His glory as
well. “All my springs are in
Thee.” (Ps. 87:7).
Ray Prinzing |
