09/02/2026 – “He that believers in Me…out of him shall flow… – John 7:38 // Comments and link below
He that believeth in Me…out of him shall flow…. — John 7:38
Jesus did not say — “he that believeth in Me shall realize the blessing of the fullness of God,” but — “he that believeth in Me out of him shall escape everything he receives.” Our Lord’s teaching is always anti-self-realization. His purpose is not the development of a man; His purpose is to make a man exactly like Himself, and the characteristic of the Son of God is self-expenditure. If we believe in Jesus, it is not what we gain, but what He pours through us that counts. It is not that God makes us beautifully rounded grapes, but that He squeezes the sweetness out of us. Spiritually, we cannot measure our life by success, but only by what God pours through us, and we cannot measure that at all.
When Mary of Bethany broke the box of precious ointment and poured it on Jesus’ head, it was an act for which no one else saw any occasion; the disciples said it was a waste. But Jesus commended Mary for her extravagant act of devotion, and said that wherever His gospel was preached “this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.” Our Lord is carried beyond Himself with joy when He sees any of us doing what Mary did, not being set on this or that economy, but being abandoned to Him. God spilt the life of His Son that the world might be saved; are we prepared to spill out our lives for Him?
“He that believeth in Me out of him shall flow rivers of living water” — hundreds of other lives will be continually refreshed. It is time now to break the life, to cease craving for satisfaction, and to spill the thing out. Our Lord is asking who of us will do it for Him?
Psalms 137-139; 1 Corinthians 13
WISDOM FROM OSWALD
A fanatic is one who entrenches himself in invincible ignorance. Baffled to Fight Better, 59 R
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Soli Deo Gloria!
Comments:
Let’s Pray Psalm 139 together – “The All Knowing, Ever-Present God”, and follow it with Psalm 138 – “A Thankful Heart”. 1 Corinthians – Chapter 13: “Love, The Superior Way”.
Side point: The “Wisdom From Oswald” at the end, gives a completely new perspective on “ignorance is bliss.” But if you reflect on it…
Another side bar that connects to my post yesterday on Tucker Carlson: “Lord, don’t I hate those who hate You, and detest those who rebel against You? I hate them with extreme hatred; I consider them my enemies.” Psalm 139: 21-22
Here is John Gills bible commentary on verse 21;
https://www.bibleportal.com/commentary/john-gill
So!: In praying for Tucker Carlson, my “self centered”(*A-below) hate for him as a person was removed. But, my hate for his works remains, at least for now until his works are transformed by the Holy Spirit. This is a critical distinction I submit that we need to carry with us at all times. Thoughts?
(*A) – Here is the commentary on 139: 21-22 from “The Apologetics Study Bible”:
“David affirmed his complete loyalty to the Lord and His cause. The Psalmist’s “hate” was not a violent, self centered attitude; it referred to the complete rejection and detestation of the ways of those who disregard
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My preference would be to post this to the comment section of yesterday’s post. Why? Say a person happens to read that years down the road (*B) , and posts a comment with a question, I will get an immediate email informing me of the comment to that post, so that we can connect. But to make a comment, you have to be logged on and the quick click screen mechanics are not intuitive in WordPress. I don’t know how many readers I have, but I do know of readers that have not posted themselves. But I guess I will double post this with a comment back to the post of yesterday , allowing for a one on one brief fellowship connection. And going forward, I would be happy to help with screen mechanics or for beginners, a basic tour of the website using say a FaceTime call interaction.
(*B) – Practically speaking, that would most likely happen in our “Semikkah7 read through the Bible in 365 days”. In the five year history of the blog we have been through the Semikkah7 plan three times. I would say a given day carries with it an average of two posts, mostly biblical commentary excerpts. This program will continue as long as we have this blog!