Sunday Devo - November 2, 2025

There’s a fountain free, ‘tis for you and me: Let us haste, oh haste, to its brink; ‘Tis the fount of love from the Source above, And He bids us all freely drink. Will you come to the fountain free? Will you come? ‘tis for you and me; Thirsty soul, hear the welcome call, ‘Tis a fountain open’d for all. [Hymn- There’s a Fountain Free]

I thought of this hymn when considering the question Pastor Keith put forth recently in his teaching- Are you a reservoir? Or a river?

While hoping to stay true to the intent of the analogy, I will elaborate on my understanding of this question.

As new believers, when we first come to saving faith, we are naturally reservoirs- meaning that we take in Biblical teaching, and like the Bereans of old in the book of Acts, receive the message with eagerness, examining the Scripture to verify the accuracy of what we have heard. Also in line with 1 Peter 2:2, in this reservoir stage, we can be compared to a newborn baby, desiring the sincere milk of the Word, to help us grow.

As we progress in our walk, and in our spiritual journey, at some point hopefully we can enter the river phase- where we are naturally not just taking in but pouring out into the lives of others. By God’s grace- we can be living and sharing the good news of the Gospel, being an example of God’s love to those around us. This phase seems related to what Jesus cried out in John 7, “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.”

Thus, we are called to be conduits of God’s love- not just drinking until we burst, but taking in- and sharing with those around us.

-Roy