Echoes of Truth
January 15th
Theme: Choose To Stay
The fact is, we are leaky vessels, and we have to keep right under the fountain all the time to keep full of Christ, and so have fresh supply. – D L. Moody
The earlier we recognised and understood what Jesus meant by ‘…without Me, you can do nothing’ (John 15:5), the quicker we will begin to experience the realities prepared for us in Christ.
Have you imagined a baby with no one to feed her, no one to clean up when needed, when sick, no caregiver, no one to wash up and all other necessities, the baby surely can’t live long. That is what Jesus meant when He said you can do nothing without Me!
We need Jesus like the air we breathe in and out. The new man was not designed to store up yesterday’s grace and live on it indefinitely. The new man was made to live but in Christ (Gal.2:20). The reason we walk in the newness of life is because of Christ (Romans 6:4b).
Invariably, Christ is the reason why we are. When a man loses his breath, the man is called dead. So when we are quick to run away from where we draw breath from we should expect our death pretty quick. It is like a branch cut off from the tree. It has begun to wither at that very moment even if it looks green and fresh.
In other words, we are invited into a continual dependence on Christ, the ever-flowing fountain of life. The Psalmist says that God daily loads us with benefits because He needs us to see that He alone is the Source of our existence and sustenance(Psa 68:19)!
God revealed Himself as a fountain, not a storage tank. He lamented that His people had abandoned “the fountain of living waters” and tried to build broken cisterns that could not hold water (Jeremiah 2:13). We do the same when we depend on yesterday’s devotion, last Sunday’s sermon, or past spiritual victories to sustain today’s challenges. Grace was never meant to be hoarded; it was meant to be received daily.
Jesus’ invitation is tender and ongoing: “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink” (John 7:37). He does not say, “Come once and be done,” but come whenever you are thirsty. Weariness is not a barrier to Christ; it is often the very thing that draws us back to Him. Every time we recognize our emptiness, we are standing at the edge of the fountain again.
In the wilderness, Exodus 16:19-2, like the Children of Israel and daily manna gathering, God trains our hearts to trust Him daily. Jesus reflected this rhythm when He taught us to pray, “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11).
Our dependence is not a weakness, it is an invitation to submit to daily conformity to the image of Christ. Staying under the fountain is about returning to God daily. Sometimes that return looks like quiet prayer; repentance; whispering, “Lord, I need You again.”
As we abide in Christ, His life flows through us naturally. “I am the vine; you are the branches… apart from Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). Fruitfulness comes not from striving but from staying close.
The good news is that the fountain never runs dry. Even when we leak, God’s mercy keeps flowing. “Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning” (Lamentations 3:22–23).
Each day begins with fresh supply. So let us stop pretending we can hold enough on our own and instead choose to live where the water flows right under the fountain of Christ, full again and again.
Watch this short and powerful video: How to Keep the Fire of God Burning in Your Life by Zac Ponnen
Let Us Pray:
Abba Father I thank You for creating me and filling me with Your spirit. Forgive me for all the times I have been dependent on myself, not knowing I was leaking out. Help me to keep refueling in You. May I never get tired of coming before You daily. Thank You my Father, in Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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