DRINK DEEPLY

Picture this: You have just finished a ten-mile hike on a 95 degree day, and on the entire journey you haven’t had a thing to drink. Stumbling with thirst, you come to your father’s house and plea for water. With love and concern, he brings you a cold pitcher of water and a glass and tells you to take what you want, he’s got plenty more. With a chuckle, he tells you that his well is full.

What do you do? You take a couple of sips and quit. Drink more, he insists, you must be parched. But you decline because you don’t want to impose on his generosity. When you leave, you are still thirsty, and he is hurt and disappointed.

Why did you do that? Why do you do that spiritually? Your heavenly Father

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