Each time I see a waterfall, I am silenced—both by the sheer beauty of God’s creation and by the symbolism water carries in the Scriptures. As God created our world, He made water a necessity of life. As scientists today consider the possibility of life on other planets, they look first for evidence of water on those planets. The absence of water makes the existence of life much, much less likely.

Paul writes in Romans 5:5, “God has poured out His love.” This phrase describes no miserly trickle! Rather, it calls to mind a mighty waterfall, a roaring, perpetual geyser! God has poured out His love for us in our Savior, Jesus.

It’s not by accident that  Jesus said to the woman at the well, “The water I give them takes away thirst altogether. It becomes a perpetual spring within them, giving them eternal life.”  (John 4:14) Nor is it accidental that the woman then exclaimed, “Give me this water!” (John 4:15)

God poured out His love when He sent His Son to live the perfect life we could not live, to die the death we deserved in   punishment for our sins, and to rise from death victorious forever.

Recalling His sacrifice, let God’s love and grace continually wash over you, cleansing you in the flood of forgiveness and unconditional love Jesus earned for you on Calvary. Then live out that love in joyful confidence.