MINISTRIES There once was a beautiful pond, set in a valley between soar ing mountains. The spring that flowed off the mountains fed the pond with a crystal clear water that was refreshing to drink. The wind blowing across the water created a cool breeze. For years travelers found strength and refreshment from the waters and the cool breezes of that pond. Villages miles away were fed with water due to one spring which acted as an outlet and flowed from the pond. The pond grew to be im portant, for many depended on it as a source of life. Over the years, the spring which fed the villages began to run dry. In the pond itself, the waters began to turn green, their taste turned bit ter, and a stench began to rise into the air from its waters. The pond was dead for all practical purposes. It was no longer a source of life, or a place of refreshment. Upon A Closer Look, it was found that the outlet of the pond had become plugged. The sedi ment and minerals had, over the years, built up, shutting off its only outlet. The loss of the outlet caused the death of the pond. Take A Closer Look; ministry is an outlet for your spiritual life. If you lose it, you’re dead for all prac tical purposes.
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