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 Jesus Leads Us to the Fountain of Living Water ㅡ

“For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.” (Revelation 7:17) 

Man through sin has been severed from the life of God. His soul is palsied through the machinations of Satan, the author of sin. 

Of himself he is incapable of sensing sin, incapable of appreciating and appropriating the divine nature. 

Were it brought within his reach there is nothing in it that his natural heart would desire it. 

The bewitching power of Satan is upon him. All the ingenious subterfuges the devil can suggest are presented to his mind to prevent every good impulse. 

Every faculty and power given him of God has been used as a weapon against the divine Benefactor. 

So, although He loves him, God cannot safely impart to him the gifts and blessings He desires to bestow. 

But God will not be defeated by Satan. 

He sent His Son into the world, that through His taking the human form and nature, humanity and divinity combined in Him would elevate man in the scale of moral value with God. 

There is no other way for man’s salvation. “Without me,” says Christ, “ye can do nothing” (John 15:5). 

Through Christ, and Christ alone, the springs of life can vitalize man’s nature, transform his tastes, and set his affections flowing toward heaven. 

Through the union of the divine with the human nature Christ could enlighten the understanding and infuse His life-giving properties through the soul dead in trespasses and sins.

(Selected Messages Book 1 340.2, 340.3, 341.1)