Reverence and Awe

"I will pour water upon him that is thirsty" Isaiah 44:3

I often forget to water the plants in our yard, and for that reason we have shifted to drought tolerant vegetation in as many places as possible. But if you are like me, you can picture those wilting flowers in your yard, on the brink of death, and without the strength to keep a leaf from shriveling up. That is how many of us feel at times in our Christian lives.

We can also picture those same wilting flowers, completely revived a few hours after a good watering. As Christians, when we feel fruitless, lukewarm, and without joy...how should we respond? My prayer is that this devotion and the above verse, will exhort us to plead with God to pour water upon us.

He is the source of all joy. He alone can strengthen the faint-hearted. He alone can cause our lives to overflow with fruit.

God help us to believe God's faithfulness to His promises. Pray that God will pour water upon you. Pray that He causes you to overflow with joy and praise. He alone has the water to pour on us that quenches our deepest thirst.


Our evening devotion focuses on the power of the blood of Christ. "When we rise to contemplate the blood of the Son of God, our awe is yet more increased."

Please do not stop thinking upon the precious blood of Christ that was shed for our sins until your awe for Christ is increased.

His blood was shed, that we would no longer have to face the wrath of Almighty God. We are washed by His blood, redeemed by His blood, and have been brought into His family as the result of the the blood of Christ.

Just as the angel past over God's people who had blood on their doorposts, likewise He passes over the sins of His people.

I am in awe of Him. I am brought to worship and adoration. We just scratched the surface. Contemplate the blood of Christ and be brought to a state of awe.