“You are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.” (Psalm 36:9)

I’m thirsty. Sometimes I don’t realize it, but I’m thirsty. Usually it’s only when my thirst grows to the extreme that I acknowledge that I’m thirsty – thirsty for the one thing that really quenches thirst: H^TO.

That’s not a misprint, H^TO: His ^Total Omnipotence. H^TO: His total power. H^TO: God’s power.

“...so that the power of Christ may work through me.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)

I’m thirsty for H^TO, but more often than not, that thirst has to grow to an extreme before I go to the fountain where that thirst is quenched.

Why is it that I find myself trying to make it through the minutes of my day in my own power? Why do I do that when the Fountain is always right there by my side? And it’s the one place where my thirst can be satisfied.

I picture in my mind the little boy leaning over into the refreshing stream, mouth wide open, gulping in as much as his breath will stand – but more water ends up around him than in him. That’s the nature of a really good fountain!

When I finally do open myself to God’s H^TO I find that His power overflows, it’s always much more than I can take in. But, what I do take in is always refreshing, energizing, and just what I need to make it through the next minutes of my day.

Nutritionists tell me that I should drink the equivalent of at least eight glasses of H²O every day – that’s a lot of water. If I followed that rule I’d be drinking all day. I think that’s the point.

My spiritual nutritionist (the Holy Spirit) keeps nudging me toward the Fountain of Life – all day. I think that’s the point.

Lord, today I want Your power in a new way. I want to be aware that my thirst is not a thirst for anything other than YOU. As I face the subtle temptations of my minutes or possible the huge temptations that the world waves in my face – what I want most is to quench my thirst in YOU! Amen