Isaiah 41:17-20
17 “The poor and needy seek water, but there is none, Their tongues fail for thirst.
I, the LORD, will hear them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
18 I will open rivers in desolate heights,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water.
19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, The myrtle and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine And the box tree together,
20 That they may see and know,
And consider and understand together,
That the hand of the LORD has done this,
And the Holy One of Israel has created it.

If I come to the Source, I become the source for others.

Jesus said, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” (John 7:37-39).

A river flowed eastward in Eden to bring life to the Garden. That river flowed out from a singular source. Other river examples are found in Ezekiel 47:1, John 19:34 and Revelation 21:1. In each of these cases, healing and life came from that flow.

Many live in dry wilderness conditions. The Lord longs to restore the Garden of Eden to them. As I draw near the Source, I become the source. I am blessed to become a blessing. I become the source of water that brings healing to the nations. I become as God’s vice-regent, His deputy, His representative, to bring the word of life, to bring His presence to a people in need.