Yesterday was our last day of school!
“Yipee!!!” said all the teachers…
“Hooray!!!” said all the students…
“Oh, Dear Lord, No!” said all the parents…
Ha!
We decided to have a “Water” Fun Day to celebrate!!
Wear sandals or water shoes to school…
And bring a change of clothes!!
Let the games begin!!
It was Super Soaker Heaven!
We had water toys of all types and sizes!
Thinking I was going to merely be in the defensive mode…
If the kids were rude enough to come bother me…
In my lawn chair in the quiet, shade under the nearest tree…
I did not purchase a Super Soaker!!
My son did!!
A really nice, big one!!
I brought a ketchup/mustard “squeezy-thing,” like they have in diners!
Sometimes, I just don’t know any better!
Ha!
The kids parked themselves as near as they could get to the water spigot…
Filled and refilled their toys, cups, and the whole Tupperware container…
Soaked everything and everyone in sight!!!
While I, and one of our volunteers…
Talked, shooed them away, and tried to keep things dry!
When I tired of not joining in the fun…
I grabbed my ketchup/mustard “squirty-thing” filled with water…
And started squeezing it at everybody!!
Such fun!!!
But, I ran out of “fuel” quickly!!
While I was refilling…
The Super Soaker people got me, and got me good!!
But, I didn’t care, it was a beautiful day to be soaking wet!!
Then, I had this idea to go soak my son…
Who was soaking the older kids…
Armed with the dinky, little, plastic ketchup/mustard weapon I had…
I attacked!!
He retaliated, and saturated me!!
I went back for reinforcements, and rallied the elementary kids to join me…
They had all the good tools that could drench!!
It worked…
I was elated to soak my son!
‘Til my son brought his troops to our territory…
Sneaked up behind me…
Aimed and fired…
As I laughed with joy!!
Great to be alive!
Very wet and happily alive!!
Unfortunately…
Some of our kids were not so joyful with our fun, wet plans for the last day of school…
One stayed home…
One slept most of the day…
Under a desk…
One refused to get wet…
And got upset when he did!!
Do you see yourself here???
When the Holy Spirit is moving…
Do you stay home?
Sleep?
Hide?
Refuse to get wet?
Let’s enjoy God’s washing…
He’s pouring out His Spirit like rain…
“You Heavens above,
rain down My righteousness;
let the clouds shower it down.
Let the earth open wide,
let salvation spring up,
let righteousness flourish with it;
I, the LORD, have created it.”
Isaiah 45:8
Soak it up!
Be saturated!
God’s elated to soak us…
To saturate us with His Holy Spirit…
To pour His Spirit on us…
“And afterward,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your old men will dream dreams,
your young men will see visions.”
Joel 2:28
Be healed when the water’s being stirred…
“An angel of the Lord would go down into the pool from time to time
and stir up the water.
Then the first one who got in after the water was stirred up
recovered from whatever ailment he had.”
John 5:4
Jump right in!
Wearing the right garment of praise…
“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,
to give unto them beauty for ashes,
the oil of joy for mourning,
the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
that they might be called trees of righteousness,
the planting of the LORD,
that He might be glorified.”
Isaiah 61:3
Remember your water shoes…
And splash away!!
God’s With Us!!
Dear Holy Spirit…
Super Soak us!
Saturate us!!
Help us to not just sit on the sidelines…
And watch while others receive Your drenching, and power!
Help us to appreciate when someone else gets filled with Your Spirit…
Or receives something overflowing from You!!
Let us be smart enough to splash in it!
Keep Your Spirit flowing…
And overflowing, in our lives!
Amen!
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