The River of Life

Matthew 28:19-Then Jesus said the them,"Do not be afraid. GO and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."
It is our job as Christians to go where Jesus tells us to go and tell others where they can find Him. He has commanded us to do this. We must obey not only because we love Him but because we want to share the Joy of seeing Jesus, with others. If someone has never seen Jesus they don't know what they are missing. It's hard to make them understand. Sometimes we do a poor job of convincing them because we have been turned down so much so we just give up. A few years ago I wrote ,"The River of Life" to encourage others to keep "telling" .

The River of Life
THIS WORLD IS A GREAT DESERT.
BUT THERE IS A RIVER OF LIFE FLOWING THROUGH IT.
MANY PEOPLE ARE ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THIS HOT,DRY DESERT LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO QUENCH THEIR THIRST.
SOME KNOW THE RIVER IS OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.
THEY HAVE SEEN OTHERS WALKING BACK FROM THE RIVER WITH CUPS OF WATER,BUT NO ONE HAS EVER SHARED A DRINK WITH THEM OR DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO GET THERE.
NOW THEY ARE TIRED AND WEARY AND ANY HOPE OF REACHING THE RIVER IS GONE.
STILL OTHERS, DON'T BELIEVE THE RIVER EVEN EXISTS.
THEY'VE SEEN NO EVEIDENCE OF IT ANYWHERE IN THEIR SURROUNDINGS.

YOU AND I ARE ALREADY ON THE RIVERBANKS,DRINKING FREQUENTLY OF THE COOL, REFRESHING WATER. SOME OF US HAVE EVEN LAID DOWN AND GONE TO SLEEP. BUT WE NEED TO WAKE UP!!!!!
THERE ARE FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND MANY STRANGERS ROAMING AIMLESSLY IN SEARCH OF THIS COOL PLACE.

LET'S FILL OUR CUPS WITH WATER AND RUN TO MEET THESE THIRSTY TRAVELERS. WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO KEEP WALKING,GIVING THEM SIPS FROM OUR CUP TO STRENGTHEN THEM ALONG THE WAY.THEY WILL BEGIN TO BELIEVE THE RIVER IS JUST AHEAD AND WILL LONG TO REACH IT TO FILL THEIR OWN CUP. "FOR WHOEVER DRINKS FROM THE RIVER OF LIFE WILL NEVER THIRST" JESUS HAS SAID," I AM THE RIVER OF LIFE." DON'T STOP TELLING OTHERS WHERE HE IS. PLEASE,PLEASE PONDER THAT IN YOUR HEART! MY PRAYER FOR YOU IS SIMPLE IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN JESUS......BE STILL AND SPEAK HIS NAME IN SINCERE SEARCHING.BE HONEST ABOUT YOUR DOUBT,ANGER AND CONFUSION.BE STILL AND WAIT FOR HIS RESPONSE. MAY YOU SEE HIM AND NEVER THIRST AGAIN.ddlang