No Water. Last Tuesday evening, I went to wash my hands, and there was very little water pressure. I checked other faucets and the water pressure was little or not at all. I wondered did we pay the water bill? Is problem at just my house? Soon a neighbor called, "Do you have any water pressure?" After further investigation, I discovered that a major water line in the city's water system broke and the water towers were at low levels. For the next 24 hours, our community of nearly 6,000 had little or no water. It's amazing how dependent we are on hot and cold running water.
No water...to wash hands, dishes or clothes. No water...to fix coffee or ice tea. No water... for showers or baths. No water...to cook spaghetti or fill the dog's water bowl. No water...to flush toilets, brush your teeth or to take your medicine.
No water...caused local restaurants to close. No water...caused our schools to close. No water...forced our church to cancel all Wednesday activities. No water...caused our city officials, police and fire departments several anxious hours fearing any emergency that would need water. No water...truly interrupted our lives.
To make do, people in town purchased bottled water to drink. They went to friends and family members who had water to bathe. Pets were drinking distilled water from their bowls. Even when the water came flowing again, we had to boil it to be safe. I know that there are many places in the world where hot and cold clean running water does not exist. Life in those places is challenging, to say the least.
I am reminded of a woman who was drawing water from an ancient well, when Jesus came by and requested a drink of water. The woman didn't know that He already had "living water" to offer her. There are people all around us who have no water. They have drinking and bathing water, but not the "living water" that Jesus offers. The water that is ever refreshing and everlasting. The water that washes away our sins and overflows like a fountain into every aspect of our lives and on others as well. It springs from the heart of God through Jesus Christ into and through us.
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Truly makes you think!!! Just goes to show that God can use anything to teach us something...even a lack of water. When you realize what others don't have....makes you feel blessed with what you do have. Just another reason God is giving us to Serve.
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