Fill Your Buckets

     The story is told of a city dweller who moved to the country and bought a milk cow.  Shortly after he did, the cow went dry.  When he told his neighbor what had happened, the neighbor expressed his surprise.  The city man said that he was surprised too.  “I can’t understand it either,” he lamented, “for if ever a person was considerate of an animal, I was of that cow.  If I didn't need milk, I didn’t milk her.  If I only needed a quart, I only took a quart.”  The neighbor then understood the problem. He explained that the only way to keep the milk flowing is not to take as little as possible from the cow, but rather to take as much as possible.

     How true that is in our spiritual lives as well.  If we only turn to God when we feel that we need something, then we miss out on the real joy of a daily walk with God.  In fact, we will likely find that the amount we draw out then will not be enough to satisfy our need.  Let us drink from the well of abundant life that God offers to us everyday, by diligent prayer and personal Bible study.
 

Psalms 1:2-3 (NKJV) ² But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. ³ He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.