Lessons from a Garden

Lesson 8: Water Often

Everyone knows how important water is to plant life. Without water ground become a desert, plants shrivel and die, crops fail. Once we had our seeds in the ground we had to make sure that we watered the soil daily and continued to do so once the young shoots appeared. In fact watering was something we had to do throughout the entire growing season. Sometimes rain came and the plants were watered naturally, but with the hot, dry summer we experienced we had to do the watering ourselves most of the time.

In the Bible water is a powerful symbol used in various ways. The Holy Spirit is symbolized as water being poured out upon God's people and being poured into our hearts. In that instance God is the one who is watering our souls. Water is also used to symbolize the care that Christians give to one another. Through their encouraging words and uplifting attitude they refresh each other's souls. As a Christian you need both God's Holy Spirit filling you daily and the support of other Christians to encourage you. Seek to be spiritualy refreshed each day and find ways to refresh others.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.