For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light. Psalms 36:9
The fountain is the source, the place from which something originates and flows forth. Thus, when you think of the word fountain, you are probably picturing something that includes water. Indeed, there is the River of Life that flows from the throne of God! The fountain of life, if you will.
That fountain is still flowing today for anyone who is seeking it. Jesus encountered a Samaritan woman drawing water from Jacob’s well and, after asking her for a drink of that water, offered her living water so that she would never thirst again. In the seventh chapter of John, Jesus compares the living water to the Holy Spirit Who would be given to those who believe in Jesus. Everything you need flows from the fountain of life.
Many people today (as they have in every generation) substitute the pursuit of God’s fountain of life which provided eternal life, with a quest to find life in this world. Thus, you have the tales of a fountain of youth and such things. The design which the Lord has put within us is to live forever with Him but, because of the corruption of everything good in the world by sin, that design can be contorted into a desire to live apart from God and do everything possible to live without even acknowledging the existence of God, much less the need for Him in everyday life.
The efforts to create the illusion of life without God are all-consuming for many, stretching the vain imagination of their empty souls and darkened hearts to the point that wild theories are put forth (and, sadly taught as truth to unsuspecting children) concerning the origin of our natural world. These theories of monkeys and big bangs and billions of years, if someone were to believe them, would take much more blind faith than believing the Truth that is revealed to us through God’s Word and the knowledge of our Creator.
Realizing that all life and everything that is good is in the Lord, you can be confident in seeking fulfillment and satisfaction in this life in God, from Whom all blessings flow. That fountain that is flowing from His throne is blessing you with every good and perfect gift and providing peace that passes understanding and joy unspeakable.
This world will never provide you with anything it has created, for nothing has been made without Jesus – there is not anything you need that originates with and flows forth from this world. On the contrary, everything that is of the world is passing away. That is why the Lord wonders why His children would ever look to Egypt for help when they already have everything they need in the Lord.
It is a blessing to be thirsty, but for that which will satisfy. Ask God to give you a thirst for all that flows from the fountain of life. It is not the pursuit of the Fountain of Youth or any imagined fountain this world pretends to provide, it is the pursuit of the Living Water, the pursuit of God. Come to Him with all of your needs; even though they may seem to need a solution from this world, everything you need for life flows from the fountain of life!
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