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Recently there was a picture in a newspaper which was very interesting. It was a picture of a downtown fire in a large city with many firemen doing their assigned duties in seeking to control and extinguish the fire. However, the thing that caught my interest in the picture was a fireman, dressed in his fireman's gear, with an oxygen tank on his back, and helmet in his hand, kneeling by a fire hose taking advantage of a leak in the hose to grab a quick sip of water.
Some might criticize and say that he should be fighting the fire. He was on duty, and every fireman was needed in the fighting of the fire and the saving of lives. However, the fireman was wise. He was taking time out in the midst of the heat to refresh himself that he might be able to fight the fire better.
As believers, we are in the midst of a battle against the world, the flesh, and the Devil. But we need to take time out to drink the Water of Life for ourselves. How else can we be equipped for the task of winning others for Christ? Let us not be so busy fighting the enemy that we neglect the times for refreshing that come from the presence of the Lord.
Irving D. Larson
Source: Irving Larson
Topics/Tags: Water of life; Communion, with christ; Refreshing; Quiet time
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