“The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.”  Proverbs 14:27

Last week we looked at Scripture concerning the ‘fear of the LORD’ now let’s look at ‘the fountain of life.’
As a reminder synonyms for ‘fear’ are revere, honor, adore.  

And Webster’s Dictionary defines fountain as: “A spring or source of water, source or head of a stream; the source or origin of anything.”

Our Scripture says that fear of the LORD is a ‘fountain of life’ therefore can we say, ‘to honor and adore the Lord is the source of life’?

See what the Psalmist is saying in Psalm 36:9,
“For with You is the fountain of life: 
In Your light we see light.”

The Lord speaking to Jeremiah refers to Himself as the fountain of living water:
“For My people have committed two evils:
They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters,
And hewn themselves cisterns--broken cisterns that can hold no water.”
Jeremiah 2:13 

In John 4:13-14 we have Jesus speaking to a woman at the well concerning living water:
“Jesus answered and said to her, ‘Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water I shall give him will never thirst.  But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

Christ is the source of living water.  Of this living water we see--
*It satisfies the deepest need:
“On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”  John 7:37-38  (Read Vs. 9 to see who that living water Jesus is referring to!)

*The supply is inexhaustible:
“For the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of water…”  Revelation 7:17

*There is a universal call to partake:
“And the Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’  And let him who hears say, ‘Come!’  And let him who thirsts come.  And whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.”  Revelation 22:17

All are invited to come and freely partake of the living water whose source is Christ Jesus; all who choose not to come remain dead in their trespasses for we know,
“…Whoever believes may in Him have eternal life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 1 John 5:12

We each know of family members, friends and neighbors who have not yet come to Savior Jesus, let us join our hearts in prayer this day for each one to come into that Saving Relationship with Jesus!   Amen