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would have given you living water. (John 4: 7-10)
Jesus teaches the Samaritan woman
and us who He is, who we are, and what we can ask of Him; that the living water received by those who believe in Him will produce a spring of water that wells up in our souls and replenishes and nourishes us eternally.
“Whither we tend?” is the story of His creation, our rebellion, His love, and our hoped-for redemption and eternal salvation.
“What to do and how to do it” certainly will be made difficult by our own self- centeredness. It will be hindered by human dysfunction. It will be challenged by living in an age where His nature and ours is denied. In a sentence, you will be tempted into believing, on the one hand, the lie that you are greater than Him and, on the other hand, the lie that you mean nothing to Him.
Yet, having attended Providence Christian, a college whose mission is “to equip [you] to remain firmly grounded in biblical truth; thoroughly educated in the liberal arts; and fully engaged in [your] church, [your] community, and the world for the glory
of God and for service to humanity,” you
will be better enabled to see these lies for what they are and to know that His is living water.
My hope and prayer for you in the years ahead is that your Providence education will have taught you to draw from His well daily, that it would have encouraged you to let rivers of His water flow within you, and that your story will amount to His water being poured out from you onto others for His everlasting glory.