Water (Spirit) Rights

Was just mulling over some old musings I had written down and I kinda got pumped up over it. I'll attempt to give you the shortest version possible.

I was musing the differences between two types of farmers in Eastern Oregon. First the dry-land wheat farmer and the farmer afforded water rights. The way these two types of farmers operate are vastly different.

The dry land farmer is fully dependant on Gods providence for the water. If it is a good year for rain, he can expect a good crop. This might not be true in a drier year. Also the dry land farmer (at least in Eastern Oregon) can only plant every other year, this is called summer fallow. Some farms place themselves in double fallow and only plant every third year.

Farmers with rights to water (let's just say well water for brevity's sake) can irrigate their crops from their wells in accordance to the priority of their water right. Not only can they irrigate whenever it's needed (in most cases) they are not subject to having their ground go fallow every other year (or two of three years). They plant every year with a reasonably certain probability of presenting a harvest.

Many, indeed most Christians are like dry land farmers. They plant every so often then pray for God to send rain on their ambitions. Every so often they produce fruit.

If you are a Christian there is a wellspring within you. The water you plead for is living inside of you. You can produce a fruitful ministry year after year. It is your birthright as a child of God. (Luke 11:10-13)

We all desire for the rain of God's revival to land on folks. We also need to listen for the inner witness and heed it as He tells us "Go here" , or "Tell him that I know him and all he's done, I waiting for him to come back" or "read this" or "spend some tiome with me".

When was the last time God used you Christian friend? How old are the stories you tell about His work in your life?