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Thursday, December 17, 2020

FOUNTAINS OF ENDLESS LIFE - The Holy Spirit is a living gift — dynamic and powerful, not static and lifeless. While we may not be able to take in the full drink of this blessing now, the life we receive and the hope the Holy Spirit gives and the assurance of sharing in the great blessings with the Father forever are more than anything comparable in this life. Jesus said, "Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again and again. Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst — not ever. The water I give will be an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life." "Gushing fountains of endless life" really captures Jesus' message here. These fountains correspond with "the river of the water of life" and "springs of living water" in other places in John's writings. The Spirit is a living gift — dynamic and powerful, not static and lifeless. While we may not be able to take in the full drink of this blessing now, the life we receive and the hope the Spirit gives and the assurance of sharing in the great blessings with the Father forever are more than anything comparable in this life. Remember these words from what Jesus offers: "never thirst ... artesian spring within ... gushing fountains ... endless life." These promises are what the Holy Spirit means to us and what the Spirit of the Living God brings to our lives. They bring the hope and power that the Spirit of Christ gives to us and makes alive in us! Thank you, heavenly Father, for the Holy Spirit! I want to drink deeply of this living water and recognize the gushing fountains of endless life that the Spirit brings. Come, O Holy Spirit, with your refreshing and flowing waters and satiate my dry and brittle soul and enable me to recognize the grace that is mine in Jesus.

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Fountains of Endless Life

The Holy Spirit is a living gift — dynamic and powerful, not static and lifeless. While we may not be able to take in the full drink of this blessing now, the life we receive and the hope the Holy Spirit gives and the assurance of sharing in the great blessings with the Father forever are more than anything comparable in this life.

Phil Ware

God's Holy Fire

Jesus said, "Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again and again. Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst — not ever. The water I give will be an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life." — John 4:13-14 MESSAGE

"Gushing fountains of endless life" really captures Jesus' message here.

These fountains correspond with "the river of the water of life" and "springs of living water" in other places in John's writings (Revelation 22:1, 7:17).

The Spirit is a living gift — dynamic and powerful, not static and lifeless.

While we may not be able to take in the full drink of this blessing now, the life we receive and the hope the Spirit gives and the assurance of sharing in the great blessings with the Father forever are more than anything comparable in this life.

Remember these words from what Jesus offers: "never thirst ... artesian spring within ... gushing fountains ... endless life."

These promises are what the Holy Spirit means to us and what the Spirit of the Living God brings to our lives.

They bring the hope and power that the Spirit of Christ gives to us and makes alive in us!

Today's Prayer

Thank you, heavenly Father, for the Holy Spirit!

I want to drink deeply of this living water and recognize the gushing fountains of endless life that the Spirit brings.

Come, O Holy Spirit, with your refreshing and flowing waters and satiate my dry and brittle soul and enable me to recognize the grace that is mine in Jesus.

In his name, I pray.

Amen.

God's Holy Fire is a daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

The Thoughts and Prayer for God's Holy Fire are written by Phil Ware.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD - Daniel Iverson - Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me. Break me, melt me, Mold me, fill me, Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me. Break me, melt me, Mold me, fill me, Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

Spirit Of The

Living God

Daniel Iverson

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lyrics

Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me.
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me.
Break me, melt me,
Mold me, fill me,
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me.

This is one of the most long-lasting and widely used choruses in Christian worship. Every aspect of the song embodies a simple sincerity.
The melody encompasses only five notes, with every pitch in its place. The harmonies can be played by a very modestly skilled pianist, and three of the four lines repeat the same nine words. Yet for many, the straightforward petitions of this song draw the singer into an attitude of prayer.
The late hymnologist William J. Reynolds provided background on the song’s creation:
“During January and February of 1926, the George T. Stephans Evangelistic Party conducted a citywide revival in the tabernacle in Orlando, Fla. Daniel Iverson, a Presbyterian minister from Lumberton, N.C., spent several days in Orlando visiting with the Stephans team. The day he arrived, he was greatly impressed by a message on the Holy Spirit given by Dr. Barron, a physician from Columbia, S.C.
“Later that day Iverson went to the First Presbyterian Church in Orlando, sat down at the piano, and wrote this song. Miss Birdie Loes, the pianist for the Stephans team, wrote it out on manuscript paper. E. Powell Lee, the team song leader, was immediately impressed and taught it to the people that evening in the tabernacle, and used it throughout the campaign.”
Daniel Iverson (1890-1977) was a native of Brunswick, Ga. He received his education at the University of Georgia in Athens, the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga., and the University of South Carolina. As a Presbyterian minister, Iverson served churches in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. In 1927 he organized the Shenandoah Presbyterian Church in Miami, Fla., remaining with this congregation until his retirement in 1951.
While the inspiration for the hymn is not known for certain, it is likely that Iverson knew a hymn by Adelaide Pollard (1862-1934), “Have Thine Own Way, Lord,” based on Jeremiah 18:6: “O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel” (KJV).
The first stanza of Pollard’s hymn uses similar language (“Mold me and make me”). The final stanza also contains a petition to the Spirit (“Fill with thy Spirit”). Pollard’s hymn was written about 25 years before Iverson’s 1926 composition. Both use a similar musical idiom.
The Rev. Carlton Young, editor of the UM Hymnal, notes that the authorship of “Spirit of the Living God” was lost for a time because the song could so easily be taught without music or even printed words. It first appeared in Revival Songs (1929) in a slightly revised version that was published without the author’s permission, according to Dr. Young.
Southern Baptist gospel song composer B.B. McKinney made slight alterations and published it again in his Songs of Victory (1937). The altered version was solidified when it was published in the Baptist Hymnal (1956) without the composer’s name. E. Powell Lee, the song leader for the Stephans evangelistic team, brought Iverson’s name to light and his name was restored to the song in later printings of the Baptist Hymnal in the 1960s.
In a 2007 blog post, retired Presbyterian pastor John McCrea described his childhood in Iverson’s congregation: “I was there then, age 4, with my family. We lived a block from the church’s first building, an old rustic dance hall.
“Daniel’s youngest son, Bill Iverson, recently called together many old-timers to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the church . . . now occupied by a Hispanic congregation dedicated to carrying on the same message and mission.”

https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/history-of-hymns-spirit-of-the-living-god

Daniel Iverson (b. Brunswick, GA, 1890; d. Asheville, NC, 1977) wrote the first stanza and tune of this hymn after hearing a sermon on the Holy Spirit during an evangelism crusade by the George Stephans Evangelistic Team in Orlando, Florida, 1926. The hymn was sung at the crusade and then printed in leaflets for use at other services. Published anonymously in Robert H. Coleman'sRevival Songs (1929) with alterations in the tune, this short hymn gained much popularity by the middle of the century. Since the 1960s it has again been properly credited to Iverson.

Iverson studied at the University of Georgia, Moody Bible Institute, Columbia Theological Seminary, and the University of South Carolina. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1914, he served congregations in Georgia and in North and South Carolina. In 1927 he founded the Shenandoah Presbyterian Church in Miami, Florida, and served there until his retirement in 1951. An evangelist as well as a preacher, Iverson planted seven new congregations during his ministry in Miami.

www.hymnary.org/hymn/PsH/424