Fountains and Filters

UV 1541/10000 Fountains and Filters
As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.
Psalm 87 v 7

All our fountains are in the Lord: all our sources of joy, of peace, of growth, of prosperity, of abundant and eternal life, of victory, of blessings, of mercy and grace are found in the Lord. These are springs that are hidden underground in the Word and proceeds as open streams in our visible or observable lives. If we look at our bodies: The whole body consists of a series of fountains and filters: the heart sets off fountains as does the brain - fountains of thoughts and emotions. The lungs- fountains of air. The kidneys are filters. Similarly, to lead our lives we need a series of fountains and filters- fountains of joy, hope, peace, energy, ideas and filters of words, emotions, thoughts. The fountains are symbolic that all our thoughts, desires, emotions, words and actions. Like a fountain, we might notice a rhythm of rise and fall of our energy levels, our emotions, our faith, joy and love. This is fine as long as it falls to rise again or there is a constant renewal of our inner being in the waters of salvation. The word “ water” is an acroustic in this context for wisdom that is spiritual not worldly, assurance of salvation and faith, talent and temperament working together for the glory of God, energy and emotions yoked to Christ and relationship with God and mankind marked by love.

The waters of the eternal springs, the rivers of life giving water that bubbles forth from our hearts should not be muddied by our negative thoughts, negative words, limiting beliefs, disbelieving actions and reactions. We need to have filters of our thoughts, filter on our mouths to drain out the negative words, filters on our emotions. We need the Holy Spirit to filter out our pride, lust, jealousy, selfishness, greed and vanity. We need to place filters on our hearts for the Lord has warned us to guard our hearts for out of it are the issues or fountains of life. The filters are at least as important as the fountains. Wisdom is an effective filter on our thoughts and words. Our love for the Father and Jesus act as a restraint or filter on many negative thoughts, words and actions. The filters should be used to remove the dregs, the impurities, the deposits, the dross of the world that tends to mix with the pure waters of the fountains of eternal life.

When all our fountains and filters are in place and working in unison and effectively, we will be ready to use all our instruments or resources and gifts to glorify, magnify, adore, worship, praise and thank the Lord. Without the filters, the sources of our joy and peace will get dried up or dirtied. Without being filled with joy and peace, we cannot overflow with the hope in Jesus. Without the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit, we will get wearied, worried and demotivated. We will be like the old men who get tired and young men who get exhausted with all our striving in flesh and blood. When the fountains and filters are working well, the rainbow of God’s covenant will be seen across the whole spectrum of our lives: timely rain or help from above, abundant crop or productivity, protection and restoration from spoilers and distractors, financial provision, spiritual anointing, deliverance and blessings upon our families.

Prateep V Philip