DID YOU KNOW?
The Holy Land has two inland seas.

One is the Sea of Galilee, also called the Kinneret. It receives its water from the Jordan River at its northern end, and it also has an outflow, where the water continues south and once again becomes the Jordan River.

The other sea is the Dead Sea, also known in Scripture as the Sea of Salt or the Sea of Death. It is called the Dead Sea because virtually nothing can live there, no fish, no vegetation. Its extreme salinity and mineral content prevent life from existing.

Here’s the fascinating part:

Both seas receive water from the same source, the Jordan River.

So why is one sea full of life and the other completely dead?

The difference is the outlet.

The Dead Sea has only one opening, it receives water, but it has no outlet. The water flows in, but nothing flows out. Over time, the water becomes stagnant, salty, and lifeless.

The Sea of Galilee, however, is different. It receives water, and it gives water. It is always flowing.

And because it gives what it receives, its waters remain fresh, alive, and full of fish. It is a continual source of life and blessing.

The same water flows through both seas.
The difference is not the supply, it’s the flow.

And so it is with life.

The life that gives of what it receives becomes a blessing to others, like the Sea of Galilee.
But the life that only takes and never gives becomes stagnant and barren, like the Dead Sea.

In the end, it’s not how much you have or how little you have that matters most.

It’s what you do with what you’ve been given.

If you only receive, the waters grow dead. But if you receive and give, the waters stay alive.

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TODAY:
Live according to the pattern of the Sea of Galilee.

Receive God’s love.
Let it flow through you.
And freely give it to everyone your life touches.

For a life that flows is a life that brings life.