Do we say, “Lord, I want my life to be a channel through which Thy power may flow”? Then let the spade of His Word go down into the depths of your heart, that the hidden things may be revealed.

Blessing must be prepared for. You can hinder it, and shirk it; you can shut your ears to His voice; or you can get alone with the Lord Jesus and let Him have His way.

God has a glorious work to do in every yielded life; He has a glorious fullness to bestow. But there is also a work for us to do; there must be a digging down into the depths of our heart; we must resolve to get rid of all the rubbish, and to prepare for the living water. H. Earnshaw Smith

Lord, spare nothing in me that would hinder the flowing of the rivers of water of life. Carry Thy cross to every root and corner of my most secret being.

Do you recall the bit of teaching brought out in connection with the river of the Sanctuary? Waters to the ankles—waters to the knees—waters to the loins. Afterward the prophet measured it again, and it was a river! Waters to swim in!

Beware of paddling in the ocean of God’s truth, when you should be out swimming!

Go deeper into me, Lord Jesus; Yes, deeper every day, Till Thou hast conquered me, Lord Jesus; Go deeper all the way.

Go deeper into me, Lord Jesus; Search all the secret springs Of thought and action, words and feelings, Of great and little things.

Go deeper into me, Lord Jesus, Cleanse all the hidden part, Where pride, or touchiness, or temper, May lurk within my heart.

Go deeper into me, Lord Jesus, Till Thou canst really rise, Out of the depths of this my being, Through Thy great Sacrifice.

As Thou dost rise in me, Lord Jesus, The life shall be Thine own, Till o’er my humbled broken spirit Thou reignest on Thy throne.

E. E. B. Rogers

We get no deeper into Christ than we allow Him to get into us.

Three armies were perishing of thirst, and the Lord interposed. Although He sent neither cloud nor rain, yet He supplied an abundance of water. He is not dependent upon ordinary methods but can surprise His people with novelties of wisdom and power. Thus are we made to see more of God than ordinary processes could have revealed. Although the Lord may not appear for us in the way we expect, or desire, or suppose, yet He will in some way or other provide for us. It is a great blessing for us to be raised above looking to secondary causes so that we may gaze into the face of the great First Cause.

Have we this day grace enough to make trenches into which the divine blessing may flow? Alas! We too often fail in the exhibition of true and practical faith. Let us this day be on the outlook for answers to prayer. As the child who went to a meeting to pray for rain took an umbrella with her, so let us truly and practically expect the Lord to bless us. Let us make the valley full of ditches and expect to see them all filled.