"IN HIM WAS LIFE, AND THE LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN." Life is from God: without God there is no life. All creatures are sustained by God who gives life, and breath, and all things. Our existence here is dependent on His will, so also is the comfort of our life. From Him proceeds also spiritual life, the energy that quickens us, the divine principle which lives within us. We are born of God. He holds our souls in life. He also revives us and makes us lively. Beloved, do you feel dull and lifeless tonight? Are you sighing for a deeper sense of the Lord's life, and for more enjoyment of the Saviour's presence? Fix your mind upon this precious truth, with your God "is the fountain of life." He can easily direct one of its streams into your soul. He can revive you in a moment. If He lifts up the light of His countenance, if He whispers pardon and peace, if the Holy Spirit but gently breathes upon you, you will be happy and all will be well. Go then direct to the throne of grace, lay your whole case before your God, tell Him how dull and lifeless you feel, appeal to Him as the fountain of life, plead the powerful name and precious blood of Jesus, and God will hear you.

For Meditation:
Life, like a fountain rich and free,
Springs from the person of the Lord;
And in His light our souls shall see,
The glories promised in His word.