SPRING
I was thinking about the church blog and the word Spring jumped into my mind. Spring means several different things to me. Spring can be a coiled metal piece meant to produce support for comfort based on the pressure applied. Spring can mean an offshoot of a river or stream. Spring can also mean an action of a person responding to something taking place of joy or imposing a threat. What does Spring mean to you?
Merriam- Webster says that Spring is a source of supply, a source of water distributing from the ground, an ultimate source of action or motion, a time or season of growth or development, an elastic body or device that recovers its original shape when released after being distorted, the act or an instance of leaping up or, resilience, energy, and bounce. That is much more descriptive than my simple thoughts.
In a biblical context, "spring" can symbolize renewal, rebirth, and the demonstration of God's promises. It is most often associated with the beginning of the harvest season and new life. In the New Testament, "Spring", as a spring of water", is used in a symbolic way.
In John 4:14, Jesus shares, "But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." What a promise. Spring is used to represent the Holy Spirit's indwelling power and gives me a promise of refreshment and renewal. This is Jesus’ promise for those who accept Him as the Son of God.
On May 4,2025 will mean that my wife Jenni and I have been part of Enterprise Community Congregational Church for two years. I am happy that God is working in the body at ECCC which lets Him put more Spring into who we are through His Holy Spirit.
As the song says, “ya’ ain’t what ya used to be”. What an awesome experience it is to watch ECCC Spring forward through the water of our living God welling up within the body of His church and making each of us not what we used to be.
Come and check it out, seeing is believing,
Pastor John
