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You know that thought you sometimes get when you are just leisurely reading through a Bible passage, and, then, suddenly, your mind says, wait a minute, He’s talking to me! You pause, you go back, read it again . . . sure enough, He’s talking to me. That happened this morning, and actually, I think He was talking to us – the Grace family -- so I’ll share it.

In a recent post, we looked at the picture of Christ coming into the world as light reaching into and overcoming our darkness. Today, I want to celebrate one of my favorite metaphors for Jesus – the Fountain of Living Water. It is dear to me. I think about this image of Jesus many times a day. The thought of Jesus as the well-spring of my life keeps me going. It keeps me cool and satisfied. And, if you make it a part of your daily thoughts, it will for you as well!

Let me start this post with a question: as human beings, what rights do we have before God? I’m not going to give you an answer, but I’ll give you a hint. A word-picture. When my boys were younger, they used to play flashlight tag all the time around our house and neighborhood. The game is simple. Find a dark area of the house or yards, and one kid is “it” with a flashlight. Everyone else scatters into the darkness and hides.

Jesus’ parable is less than one line (in my extra-large print Bible). Yet, it packs a sobering punch. If we listen to and follow teachers that are spiritually blind, we are heading for calamity. Who is guiding you will have a huge impact on where you are led.

Where theology meets life. That was my alternate title, but theology gets such a negative reception in some circles, I decided against it. The study of God, though, is not a brainy exercise or an intellectual enterprise for seminarians. It is a great treasure for us all. In knowledge of God and dependent belief in what He has revealed about Himself exist all the meaning and answers in life. HE, HE, HE is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Not principles. Not mottos. Not religious practices. Not traditions. Jesus is Life. Jesus is Truth. Jesus is the Way. So, yes, we study Him. We are theologians.