Every one of us is born into moral and spiritual destitution. In case you’re wondering what “destitution” means, here it is: “poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself.” Really we’re worse than destitute. Listen to how Paul put it:

“As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins…” (Ephesians 2:2)

Dead? Yes, dead! You can’t get any more “destitute” than that!

But the follower of Jesus has been restored. We are not only forgiven; we have been “raised us up with Christ and seated…with Him in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 2:6). We’ve received not only provision; we’ve received resurrection power!

And to top it all off, we’ve been given His Spirit to constantly abide in us. He (the Holy Spirit) is not only our constant “traveling companion.” He is the “river of life” Himself! Remember this precious proclamation made by our LORD on a Jewish feast day some 2000 years ago that “rivers of living water will flow” from within all who believe in Him? Those rivers are embodied by His Spirit! And whether we know it or not, those rivers are alive in us!

As a follower of the risen Messiah, you have a well inside of you. You have a never-ending stream of living water flowing inside of you. That’s right: YOU!

“All my fountains are in You.” When I became a follower of Jesus, He took all my fountains (that is, the “streams” in my inner being of hopes, dreams, personality, etc.) and made them tributaries to flow into His fountain. And His fountain is a source of resurrection power not only for me but for the world around me!

Take time today to submit to the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:25; Jude 20). Let Him harness your inner fountains into the flow of His fountain—and expect your life to be transformed into a fountain of resurrection power for the world around you!

Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-psalm-36-9-the-fountain-of-life/