“May the Lamb that was slain receive the just reward for His sufferings.”
– Moravian Missionary
Many of us have heard about the legend of the fountain of youth. Supposedly, there existed somewhere a fountain where its waters would restore your youth to you. In other words, if you got into this water, you could live forever.
Many people went on a search for this fountain, most notably Ponce de Leon. Many scholars think that his exploration of Florida had a hidden agenda of finding this fountain.
Not surprisingly, such a fountain has never been discovered. Why I have just given you a many history lesson on this mythical fountain? Because honestly (and you probably know where this is heading), if such a fountain did exist, and you were the person fortunate enough to discover it, I think the last thing you would do is harbor this secret and keep it to yourself. I’m guessing you would share it with friends and family members so that they could stay “forever young” just like you.
As you well know, we have been given the true fountain of life, and partake of it when we drinkk the living water of salvation that Jesus offered to us through his death on the cross. Sadly though, we often harbor this truth and never share it with others.
If Christ in us is really the hope of glory, like Paul tells us in Colossians, then we need to make sure that glory is evident in our lives!
Jesus went through so much to bring us into right relationship with the father. He left his rightful position at the right hand of God to humble himself and die a sinner’s death on the cross for each of us.
We must make sure that he receives the reward for his sufferings. And we do that by living boldly for him! Jesus is the remedy for this world. And in God’s divine providence, he decided to use us as his conduits for sharing this remedy.
The world is broken, and we have the fountain of youth.
