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Good morning and welcome to Starting Right with Danny Mac . I'm going to be here every Monday to Friday to help you get a great five-minute start to your day . So grab your cup of coffee , sit back , relax and let me help you start your day right . The Amazon River is the longest and mightiest river in the world . It is over 6,800 kilometers long .
It originates in Peru and meanders its way down through nine South American countries until it enters into the ocean from the coast of Brazil . It also is responsible for 20% of the freshwater that gets entered into the Atlantic Ocean . Back in the late 1800s , sailing ships were very frequent along that particular coastline .
Ships communicated at that point in time by using flags . There's a ship there that had gone for many days and now they were without fresh water . They'd been searching for land and had not seen any , and they were now quite desperate . Another ship was seen coming over the horizon . It got close enough for them to signal . So they signaled we need water .
Desperate condition . As the second ship passed , it signaled back and said let down your buckets . The captain of the first ship , feeling that the second ship didn't understand , signaled back to them we need water , we are dying . And again the second ship signaled back let down your buckets . And then the ship kept going off into the horizon .
The captain of the first ship reportedly said I don't know what he means , but we're going to give it a try . What have we got to lose ? So they let down their buckets , pulled up water and tasted it and amazingly it was cool , clear , fresh water .
And here's what happened this Amazon River as it empties out into the Atlantic Ocean and for about 200 miles out to sea , there is this surge of fresh water that comes out into the ocean and it actually pushes away and pushes down the salt . For much of that area and in certain areas along the coastline , there is nothing but this cool , fresh and clear water .
The sailors of the first ship , who thought they were dying , didn't know that all they had to do was to lower their buckets to get some fresh water . The Bible often uses water as symbolism of faith and salvation and provision . In the Gospel of John , jesus met with a woman at the well .
In this conversation with her , he speaks to the woman about the water and he says in verses 13 and 14 of John , chapter 4 , anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again , but those who drink the water I give them will never be thirsty again . It becomes like a fresh , bubbling spring within them , giving them eternal life .
Sometimes we can feel that we're thirsty for God , that we're thirsty for truth , that we're thirsty for strength and guidance , we're thirsty for peace . What we fail to realize is that the water that we need is right here with us , just like that ship that needed to just drop your buckets into the water get what you need .
We have a relationship with God that says just come to me and I will give to you life . I am the author of springs of living water to pour into your soul , to refresh your soul , to encourage you and to lift you up . I can pour into you what you're looking for .
Don't let what you think is around you cause you not to be able to receive what really is there that fresh spring of life and water that I have for you . The water that he offers to us is greater than anything we're going to find in this world . You're not going to find it from the politicians . You're not going to find it from what you own .
You're not going to find it from your computer or your iPad or your cell phone . There's always going to be a part of us that recognizes the need for something more important , and that is our thirst for God , thirst for His Word , a thirst for what he has for us and what he wants to give us in our lives . Psalm 63 and verse 1, .
You , god , are my God . Earnestly I seek you , I thirst for you , my whole being longs for you . In a dry and parched land where there is no water . Let's be refreshed today . Let's get a hold of God and God's Word and refresh our souls . That's where the strength will come .
Keep our focus , keep your focus on where the water is coming from , where the power of God works to speak and strengthen us every day . He loves you , he's with you . Be blessed , have a great day . Thank you for listening today , and I invite you to join me Monday to Friday , right here on , starting Right with Danny Mac .