THE SPRING.

AS I WAS PRAYING OUT MY HEART TO THE LORD I GOT A PICTURE OF A SPRING OF WATER BUBBLING UP ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN.

AS IT WAS TRAVELLING DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN AND IT WAS CASCADING DOWN THROUGH THE COUNTRY SIDE IT WAS GETTING MUDDY AND MURKY.

WHEN IT REACHED THE RIVER IT WAS VERY DIRTY.

IT WAS GETTING MORE AND MORE DIRTY THE FURTHER IT TRAVELLED AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAIN SPRING.

THERE ARE FACTORIES PUMPING POLLUTION INTO THE WATER.

AS PURE AS THAT SPRING WATER WAS IN THE BEGINNING OUR OWN LIVES CAN BE LIKE THAT BUT IF WE ARE NOT CAREFUL WE CAN BECOME MUDDIED BY THE WORLD AROUND US AS WE TRAVEL THROUGH THE WORLD AND GO ABOUT OUR DAILY LIVES.

WE SHOULD KEEP OURSELVES LIKE THAT SPRING AND NOT BECOME DIRTY FOR GOD WANTS US TO BE PURE BEFORE HIM AND NOT CONTAMINATED OR CONFORMED TO THE WORLD.

WE CAN BECOME DIRTY WITHOUT US KNOWING ABOUT IT FOR JUST AS THE SPRING WATER SLOWLY BECOMES DIRTY AS IT TRAVELS DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SO THE SAME THING CAN HAPPEN TO US AND WE MAY NOT EVEN KNOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING SO SLOWLY.

WE MUST KEEP DRINKING OF THE MOUNTAIN SPRING OF THE LORD TO STAY PURE.

G HOWE 3/6/98