Gushing Out Like a Fountain

O. T.#1048  "Gushing Out Like a Fountain"
August 23, 2017
Nehemiah 3-Part 5 

LET IT GLOW

Gate of the Fountain

This gate and a section of the wall of the Pool of Siloam was built by Shallun. It was located at the southern part, but on the east side of the wall. The Fountain Gate was near the King's Garden, the old City of David, and the tunnel built by King Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:20). Hezekiah anticipated a siege by an Assyrian monarch, so he wanted a water supply for Jerusalem, just in case it happened. The king had a tunnel dug for this purpose. The gate was located near the Fountain Head, the main water service for Jerusalem.

When I was a child, I recall a city named Siloam having  a pool with several fountains spraying water, gushing out in it. Apparently, it was fed by the spring water flowing out of the rocky hill. The stream meandered through the west side of town, with flower filled parks built along its way. What a peaceful place. Wedding pictures are often taken at the gazebo.


LET IT GROW

Excavation has revealed ancient stone steps descending from the old City of David, during Jesus' time on earth. It was on those stone steps that the Jews would ascend in order to get to the Temple  worship. John 9 tells us the account of Jesus healing a blind man there. The pool was fed by waters from the Gihon Spring, located in the Kidron Valley, a pool for swimming.

Jesus said to the woman at the well, But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.  (John 7:38)

Jesus is our Living Water in our heart that we so desperately need. Have you drank from this Water?

The Gate of the Fountain teaches the fact that every believer is indwelt by the Spirit of God and he needs an infilling of the Spirit. When a believer is filled with the Spirit, he is not just a well, but a fountain of living water which will gush out to be a blessing to other people. All of us should be a blessing to others in these days in which we live. (J. Vernon McGee)

Are we allowing the Holy Spirit to fill us and gush out and over flow to others?

LET IT GO

                               ...and let the Love of Jesus gush out of my heart and life.
                               ... and take this Living Water to thirsty souls.