Freshwater

Located in the wilds of Wyoming, the name Freshwater was chosen as a Western analogy to Christ. Just as He is the Living Water, and we must have Him to have eternal life, any desert dweller knows the importance of fresh water to life, both for self, and the nourishment of crops or livestock. By taking nourishment in God and His word, we strengthen our own relationship with Him, our faith, and the quality and abundance of our fruitfulness.

Our keystone verse is from Jeremiah, Chapter 17, Verse 8: "For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see whenSave heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit."

The fruit that we speak of is mentioned in Galatians 5:22
"²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

And the heat could be anything we experience that might test our faith in God; trials and tribulations, relationships, anything that focuses our love and attention anywhere but on Him...

Monday, March 14, 2016

The Word

John 1:1-3

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

²The same was in the beginning with God.
³All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

The Word is Jesus. Jesus is the Creator of all things. The same God we have asked into our hearts, the same God lost people need, a Friend who is always there, God's peace.

The world can give you temporary satisfaction, but it's not real, it's a lie, and it's not permanent, real peace.

Only Jesus can give you real peace.